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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
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ASI/GD MAHESH CHANDRA .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Om Prakash Agarwal, Advocate.
Through: Mr. Rajesh Gogna, CGSC with Mr. Karan Chhibber, Advocate.
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ASI/GD GOPAL SINGH BISHT .....Petitioner
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SI/GD MEGH SINGH .....Petitioner
ASI GD RAMESH SINGH NEGI .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi and Mr. Vikram Jetly, Advocates.
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SI/GD ABBAL SINGH .....Petitioner
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ASI GD NAND KISHOR .....Petitioner
SI/GD LAXMAN SINGH .....Petitioner
SI/GD SOVAN SINGH .....Petitioner
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ASI GD JARNAIL SINGH .....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Arti Bansal, Advocate for UOI.
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ASI/GD VIJAY RAM .....Petitioner
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SI GD AJAYAB SINGH .....Petitioner
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SI GD LALITA PRASAD RATURI .....Petitioner
ASI GD CHANDAN SINGH NEGI .....Petitioner
UOI.
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EX CT GD MADAN SINGH .....Petitioner
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ASI GD HARDAYAL SINGH .....Petitioner
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ASI GD PARSHOTTAM SINGH .....Petitioner
ASI GD MANAB JYOTI SAIKIA .....Petitioner
SI GD DIWAN SINGH .....Petitioner
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SI GD GIRISH CHAND .....Petitioner
Mr. Naginder Benipal, Advocates 42.
EX HC GD MOHAR SINGH .....Petitioner
Date of Decision: 10th February, 2021
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE ASHA MENON
JUDGMENT
1. The petitions have been heard by way of video conferencing.:
2. Present batch of petitions have been filed seeking a number of prayers. However, learned counsel for the petitioners prays that a similar order as passed by a Division Bench in W.P.(C) No.6437/2019 dated 30th May, 2019 be passed in the present writ petitions. He clarifies that neither the judgment and order dated 30th
3. Issue notice. May, 2019 in W.P.(C) No.6437/2019 nor the judgments referred to in the said order have been challenged before the Supreme Court by the respondents.
4. Learned counsel for the respondents accept notice. Learned counsel for the respondents state that in similar matters, notices have been issued by the Supreme Court in the condonation of delay and Special Leave Petitions. They, however, candidly state that there is no stay in the said Special Leave Petitions.
5. It is pertinent to mention that the petitioners have preferred the present writ petitions to primarily seek a mandamus to the respondents to grant the benefit of the second financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme in the Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 w.e.f. 01st January, 2006 and wherever 20 years have been completed till the date the petitioners’ voluntarily retired on 30th June, 2006 or the dates mentioned in the prayer clause along with consequential benefits including arrears. The petitioners’ claim is based upon the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and Ors. Vs. Balbir Singh Turn & Anr., Civil Appeal Diary No.3744/2016 along with other cases decided on 08th December, 2017. The petitioners also place reliance on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Sunil Kumar Tyagi vs. Union of India & Anr., W.P. (C) No.3549/2018 decided on 01st
6. As admittedly there is no interim order passed by the Supreme Court in any of the Special Leave Petitions filed by the Union of India in similar matters, we dispose of the present batch of writ petitions in similar terms as passed in W.P.(C) No.6437/2019 i.e. a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners’ claim in the light of the judgments in Union of India and Ors. Vs. Balbir Singh Turn & Anr. (supra) and Sunil Kumar Tyagi vs. Union of India & Anr (supra) as well as Union of India & Ors. vs. M.V. Mohanan Nair, (2020) 5 SCC 421 and to dispose of the representations of the petitioners positively within twelve weeks from today. It is clarified that in the event the Supreme Court varies or set asides the May, 2019. order passed by the Division Bench in Sunil Kumar Tyagi vs. Union of India & Anr (supra) and/or any other similar matter, then the present order shall abide by the order(s) of the Apex Court.
7. With the aforesaid direction, the present batch of writ petitions along with pending applications stand disposed of.
8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. Copy of the order be also forwarded to the learned counsel through e-mail. MANMOHAN, J ASHA MENON, J FEBRUARY 10, 2021 js