GOVT OF N C T OF DELHI & ANR. vs SMT DARSHANA SHARMA

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$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 10.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 8699/2020 & CM APPL. 28043/2020 CM APPL. 28044/2020 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Yeeshu Jain, ASC with Ms. Jyoti Tyagi and Ms. Priya Shukla, Advs versus SMT DARSHANA SHARMA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed challenging the order dated 26.04.2016 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (‘the Tribunal’), whereby the Tribunal has allowed the Original Application No. 2174/2017 (‘O.A.’) filed by the respondent herein by stating in paragraph 7 as under: - “7. In view of above discussions, I hold that the claim of the applicant has been allowed earlier at par with Kishori Lal, Shrichand, Mangat Ram, Surendra Kumar, A.S. Bhati, Vijay Pal, Dalbir Singh, RP Rohilla, RamKishan, Subhash Chander and various others. The OA is accordingly disposed of with the following directives: - (i) The respondents will release the Liberalized posthumous Pension as per provisions contained in CCS Extraordinary Pension Rules, appendix 3 to the CCS Pension Rules equivalent Signature Not Verified Signed By:HEMANT W.P.(C) 8699/2020 Page 1 of 6 PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:16.02.2026 18:03 to the last pay drawn by the late husband of the applicant from the date of his death till the date of retirement or till the applicant remarries. (ii) The respondents will also extend such benefits uniformly to all such similarly situated widow/dependants of those who have laid down their lives in firefighting and rescue operations, as per rules. (iii) Insofar as rate of interest is concerned, I hold that the