JUDGMENT :

PARTHA SARATHI CHATTERJEE, J.

Preface:

1. A legal wrangle over the issue of the disbursement of pension upon condonation of deficiency of qualifying service has reached the writ jurisdiction of this Court through this writ petition, which has been preferred by the Union of India and its functionaries (hereinafter referred to as the petitioners). This writ petition seeks to question the tenability of the order dated June 21, 2022 passed by the learned Tribunal in an original application (in short, OA), being OA 1230 of 2022. In that order, the learned Tribunal nixed the order dated 01.12.2021 issued by the Director (Estt.), Government of India, Ministry of Communication, Department of Telecommunication, which denied the claim for pension advanced by the original applicant/respondent (hereinafter referred to as the respondent). The learned Tribunal directed the petitioners to release pension and other admissible retirement benefits to the respondent within a specific time frame.

Facts:

2. Before addressing the issue, it is necessary to outline the relevant facts, as reflected in the writ petition and the order currently under scrutiny in this writ petition, for clarity and conv