UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs PRASANTA MONDAL

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$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6279/2026 and CM APPLs. 30880-881/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Abhishek Yadav SPC, Mr Kapil Dev Yadav, Advocate versus PRASANTA MONDAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. A.K. Trivedi and Mr. Yogesh Sharma, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.05.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition is directed against judgment dated 7 April 2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 758/2024. 2. The disputes relates to pay fixation. The respondents were the applicants before the Tribunal. The Tribunal has allowed the OA following a decision of the Hyderabad Bench of the Tribunal in a litigation relating to the All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents2 and the judgment of the Principal Bench of the Tribunal in Ghanshyam Vashisht v. Pensions and Pensioners 1 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter 2 All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents Rep by Pitabasa Jena v. Post Telangana Circle in OA 506/2021 dated 22 July 2021 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 6279/2026 Page 1 of 3 KUMAR Signing Date:11.05.2026 16:56:53 Welfare 3. 3. The petitioner has pointed out, in the writ petition, that the decision of the Hyderabad Bench of the Tribunal had been challenged before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, which has specifically restricted its applicability to the applicants in that case. 4. It appears that the Tribunal has not noticed this fact. It is not that the Tribunal cannot follow the decision of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. However, as the High Court of Andhra Pradesh restricted its decision to the applicants in the OA from which that decision emerged, the T