CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/00312/2024 Order Reserved on: 20.2.2025 Date of Order: 5.3.2025 CORAM:

HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.K SHRIVASTAVA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE DR. SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A)

A.B.Godse, Age: 62 years, S/o Anand bhaskar Rao, Retired as Assistant Superintendent of Post offices, Vijayapura Division, Vijayapura-586101, Residing at:

No.3318, "Banashankari"

Vidyanagar, Behind SP Compound, Vijayapura-586109. …Applicant (By Advocate Shri.P.Kamalesan)

Vs.

1. Union of India, Through Secretary,, Department of post, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi 110001.

2. Chief Post Master General, Karnataka Circle, Bangalore-560001.

3. Post Master General, N.K. Region, Dharwad-580001.

4. Superintendent of Post offices, Vijayapura Division, Vijayapura-586101 ……Respondents (By Advocate Shri.N.Amaresh for R 1 to 4)

O R D E R

PER: DR. SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A)

This Original Application has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 claiming the following reliefs:

“1. Direct the respondents to grant grade pay of Rs.5400/- to the applicant from19-10- 2015, since the applicant was granted grade pay of Rs.4800/- from 19-10-2011, vide Chief Post M