SURJIT SINGH BHATOA AND ORS vs UOI AND ORS

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$~10 to 14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 25th February, 2026 + W.P.(C) 7659/2011 SURJIT SINGH BHATOA AND ORS .....Petitioners versus UOI AND ORS .....Respondents With W.P.(C) 3365/2012, W.P.(C) 9195/2015, W.P.(C) 13584/2019 & W.P.(C) 12187/2021 For Petitioners: Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ritambra Kaushik, Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Anand Singh, Ms. Saumya, Mr. Archit Gautam, Advocates in item no. 10 & 11. Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Mr. Anand Aggarwal, Mr. O.P. FAizi, Ms. Lisha Arora, Ms. Nishtha Verma, Ms. Tanya Jain, Mr. Himanshu Singh, Ms. Anjali Kashyap, Ms. Ishita, Advocates in item no. 12. Ms. Arati Mahajan Shedha, Ms. Shilpa Chaurasia, Ms. Jyotsna Shandilya, Advocates in item no. 13. For Respondents: Mr. Sushil Pandey, SPC with Mr. Aman Kr. Pandey, Advocates for UOI in item no. 10. Mr. Manoj, Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advocates with Mr. M.M. Zakkiruddeen GM-L in items No. 10 & 11. Mr. Saroj Bidawat, SPC for R-1 in item no. 11, 12 & 13. Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGSPC with Mr. Gokul Sharma, Advocate for R-2 in item no. 12. Mr. Manoj, Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advocates for R-2 in item No. 12. Signature Not Verified Dgitally Signed W.P.(C) 7659/2011 & connected matters Page 1 of 18 By:ANITA BAITAL Signing Date:02.03.2026 15:24:24 Mr. Manoj, Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advocates for R-2 to 6 in item No. 13. Mr. Manoj, Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advocates in item No. 12. Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGSPC with Mr. Gokul Sharma, Advocate for R-1 in item no. 13. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. The dispute concerns two pay regimes applied in Central Public Sector Enterprises: the Central Dearness Allowance1 pattern, historically aligned to Central Government scales, and the Industrial Dearness Allowance2 pattern, aligned to the industria