UOI THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE vs CHAHAT RAM & ORS.

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$~90 to 92 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 203/2008 UOI THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Prema Priyadarshini, Mr. Priyansh Kanwar and Mr. Vikas Roy, Advocates versus CHAHAT RAM & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ranbir Yadav, Advocate + W.P.(C) 1821/2008, CM APPL. 3508/2008 & 3510/2008 U.O.I & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Nandini Aggarwal and Ms. Samiksha, Advocates versus ASHOK KUMAR & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ranbir Yadav, Advocate + W.P.(C) 9512/2009 DIRECTOR GENERAL ESIC HEADQUARTER & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Nandini Aggarwal and Ms. Samiksha, Advocates versus ANIL KUMAR KALRA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ranbir Yadav, Advocate Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, Advocate Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 203/2008 & connected matters Page 1 of 6 KUMAR Signing Date:28.04.2026 18:18:11 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 23.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. These three writ petitions assail orders passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 whereby the respondents, who were Laboratory Assistants in various hospitals were held to be entitled to the pay scale of ₹ 4000-6000 with effect from 1 January 1996. 2. In similar writ petitions, being WP (C) Nos. 3136/20062, 4377/20073 and 4668/20084, at the instance of the Union of India, orders passed by the Tribunal were complied with by the petitioners even while the present writ petitions were pending before this Court. 3. WP (C) Nos. 3136/2006, 4377/2007 and 4668/2008 were disposed of by a Coordinate Bench of this Court by the following order dated 2 February 2026: “1. Learned counsel repr