WRIT - A No. 3505 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 3505 of 2026 Union Of India, Thru.The Secy. Ministry Of Defence, New Delhi And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus No. 290731a Ex Hony Acp Nb Sub Pa Anil Kumar Dubey .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Mohd. Zafar Khan Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. Vakalatnama filed by Shri Harish Pandey, Advocate on behalf of respondent is taken on record. Heard Shri Vinay Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Harish Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent. The instant writ petition has been filed against the judgment and order dated 26.05.2023 passed by the learned Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow in O.A. No.861 of 2021 "Ex Hony ACP NB Sub (PA), Anil Kumar Dubey vs. Union of India and others". Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondent was enrolled as a Sepoy (Mess Waiter) in Group 'Z' in the Indian Army (Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre) on 04.07.1995. He was re-mustered as a Clerk in Group 'Y' w.e.f. 01.10.2001 and again re-mustered as a Personal Assistant in Group 'X' and was promoted to