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

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 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 a