# PRADEEP KUMAR KAPOOR AND ORS. vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-19
Citation: W.P.(C)-2946/2026 2026:DHC:4560-DB
Petitioner: PRADEEP KUMAR KAPOOR AND ORS.
Respondent: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 2946/2026 & CM APPL. 14200/2026 PRADEEP KUMAR KAPOOR AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sourabh Ahuja and Mr. Keshav Singh, Advs. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Dr. Divya Swamy, SC with Ms. Akriti Singh, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 19.05.2026 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. The present writ petition arises out of order dated 31.01.2025 1 passed in Original Application2 No. 3834/2017, whereby the learned Central Administrative Tribunal3 had allowed the aforesaid O.A. and directed the Respondent to re-fix the Grade Pay of the Petitioners on notional basis and pension order but restricted the arrears to only for three years preceding the date of filing of the said O.A. in light of the decision of the Hon’b1e Supreme Court in Union of India and Others v. Tarsem Singh4. 1 “Impugned order”, hereinafter 2 “OA”, hereinafter 3 “Tribunal”, hereinafter 4 (2008) 8 SCC 648 2. The Petitioners have assailed the Impugned Order only to the extent of the direction passed by the learned Tribunal of restricting the benefit to only three years precedin

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