MS. KANTA BHATIA vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORS.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13137/2023 MS. KANTA BHATIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Suresh Sharma, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Vijay Joshi, CGSC & Mr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, GP for R1 and R3. Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGSPC with Mr. Aryan Aggarwal and Mr. Gokul Sharma, Advs. for R2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 09.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR J. 1. This writ petition assails order dated 1 September 2023 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 3231/2019, which dealt with the pension to which the petitioner, who was the applicant before the Tribunal, was entitled. 2. According to the petitioner, he was entitled, with effect from 1 January 2016, to pension of ₹ 44,720/-, applying the multiplier of 2.57 to the pension of ₹ 17,399/- to which he was, according to him again, 1 “the Tribunal” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANUBHAV W.P.(C) 13137/2023 Page 1 of 3 TRIPATHI Signing Date:13.04.2026 19:31:25 entitled as on 1 January 2016. 3. The manner in which the petitioner had worked out his pension is reflected in Para 4 of the impugned order and may be reproduced as under: “The applicant in his grounds of appeal as well as through the arguments made by his learned counsel has emphasized that as per the calculation sheet furnished by him, his monthly pension should have been Rs. 44,720/- per month w.e.f. 1.1.2016. The calculation as furnished by the applicant his OA in Paragraph 4.6 is as follows:- Pension as on 01.01.2006 Basic Pension Rs.8285/- Add 50% DP Rs.4143/- Add 24 % DP Rs.4971/- Pension as on 30.4.2006 Rs. 17,399 or say Rs.17,400/- Pension as on 1.1.2016 O