ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR (CIRCUIT BENCH AT JODHPUR)

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OA No 533/2023 with MA No 1004/2023 No-15390937P Ex Hav (MACP-III) Ramdeen, S/o Shri Baksha Ram, R/o VPO-Kuri, Tehsil-Bhopalgarh, District-Jodhpur (Raj) …. Applicant Versus

1. The Union of India, through its Secretary of the Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011

2. The Chief of the Army Staff, Army Headquarters, DHQ PO, New Delhi – 110011

3. The PCDA (P), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad (UP) – 211014

4. PAO (OR), Corps of Signals, Jabalpur (MP)-482001

5. The Records Signals, PIN-908770, C/o 56 APO …. Respondents For Applicant : Mr DS Rathore, Advocate For Respondents : Dr Yuvraj Singh, Advocate CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)

O R D E R

24.07.2025

1. Under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007, the Applicant has prayed for stepping up of his basic pay at par with his junior and, accordingly, fix his Service Pension wef 01.09.2019 and that the arrears be paid along with interest @ 8% per annum.

2. The brief facts of the case as enunciated by the Applicant are that the Applicant was enrolled in the Army in Group “Y” on 28.08.1995 and after r