DELHI MEDICAL TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (REGD.) AND ANR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 29.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 03.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 03.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 12205/2019 DELHI MEDICAL TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (REGD.) AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ramesh Rawat and Mr. Rohit Bhardwaj, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advs. for R-2/MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The present Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assails the order dated 21.11.2018 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in O.A. No. 1321/2017 (hereinafter referred to as the “Impugned Order”), as well as the order dated 25.04.2019 passed in R.A. No. 58/2019 arising therefrom, whereby the Original Application and the Review Application preferred by the Petitioners came to be dismissed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:03.02.2026 W.P.(C)12205/2019 Page 1 of 8 13:10:14 2. This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties at length. At the outset, it would be apposite to notice the factual background in brief. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 3. The Petitioner association representing Laboratory Technicians working in hospitals of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (“MCD”), claim entitlement to the pay scale of Rs. 5000-8000 w.e.f. 01.01.1996 on the basis of the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission (“5th CPC”). Their case is premised on alleged parity with Laboratory Technicians working under the Central Government, including those in institutions such as the National Institute of Communicable Diseases