COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS vs HIRA LAL

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 03.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on:20.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 8623/2020 and CM APPL. 27786/2020 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS .....Appellants Through: Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Adv. with Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma Delhi Police. versus HIRA LAL .....Respondents Through: Mr. Padma Kumar S., Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT AMIT MAHAJAN, J 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, assailing the order dated 11.02.2020 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2240/2014, whereby the learned Tribunal directed the Petitioners to re-determine, by a speaking order, the pay of the Respondent/Sh. Hira Lal as well as his entitlement to benefits under the Assured Career Progression (‘ACP’)/ Modified Assured Career Progression (‘MACP’) Schemes by adding Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR W.P.(C) 8623/2020 Signing Date:20.02.2026 Page 1 of 13 17:40:40 the service rendered by him in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting from 16.06.1989 to 31.07.1991, if not already done. 3. The quintessential facets governing the present dispute are that the Respondent was appointed as Engineering Assistant (‘EA’) in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and served in the said post from 16.06.1989 till 31.07.1991 in the pay scale of Rs.1400-2600. 4. On 01.08.1991, after submitting a technical resignation, the Respondent joined the Delhi Police as ASI (Radio Technician) in the pay scale of Rs. 1600-2660. 5. Subsequently, the pay scale of the post of Engineering Assistant in the Ministry o