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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. No.1883/2023 MA No. 2236/2023 This the 1st day of August, 2024 Hon’ble Mr Manish Garg Member (J)
1 MES No. 448845, Rajkumar, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Chelaram, resident of House No. 77, Dangwal Road, Dehradun-248001, working as Electrician (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun (Group C)
2 MES No. 448999, Keshar Singh, aged 51 years, son of Sh.
Raipal Singh, working as Ref/Mech HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
3 MES No. 448752, Swaroop Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Marod Singh, working as Elect HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
4 MES No. 448795, Mahesh Chandra Pathak, aged 58 years, son of Sh. Durga Dutt Pathak, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
5 MES No. 448719, Ajay Kumar, aged 53 years, son of Sh.
Abhaypal Singh, working as Pipe Fitter HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
6 MES No. 448872, Ashok Kumar, aged 57 years, son of Sh.
Kheem chand, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
7 MES No. 448868, Rajendra Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Nain Singh, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
8 MES No. 449019, Sanjay Kumar, aged 51 years, son of Sh.
Mukh Ram, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, 9 MES No. 449040, Ajay Kumar, aged 49 years, son of Sh.
Amrit Lal, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
10 MES No. 375749, Sanjay Singh Panwar, aged 36 years, son of Sh. Narendra Singh Panwar, working as Pipe Fitter HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
11 MES No. 448899, Bihari Lal, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Rai Chand, working as Masson HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
12 MES No. 507662, Surender Kumar, aged 57 years son of Sh. Bachi Ram, working as Carpenter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
13 MES No. 449151, Lata Devi, aged 52 years, son of Sh.
Meherban Singh Negi, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
14 MES No. 507526, Bahadur Singh, aged 59 years son of Sh.
Uttam Singh, working as Carpenter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
15 MES No. 373888, Kalam Singh Rawat, aged 56 years, son of Sh. P S Rawat, working as Ref/Mech (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
16 MES No. 449104, Nitin Kumar, aged 39 years, son of Sh.
Jaipal Singh, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
17 A/15335622L, Om Son Baunthiyal, aged 40 years, son of Sh. Om Prakash Bauthiyal, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
18 A/1494038K, Manoj Kumar Juyal, aged 44 years, son of Sh. Govind Ram, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison
19 MES No. 486295, Vikram Singh, aged 47 years, son of Sh.
Suffa Singh, working as Ref/Mech HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
20 MES No. 448874, Surander Kumar, aged 58 years, son of Sh. Madhva Nand, working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
21 MES No. 449128, Ashok Pal, aged 42 years, son of Sh.
Roopram Pal, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
22 MES No. 449018, Ranbir Singh, aged 51 years, son of Sh.
Maya Ram, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
23 MES No. 449169, Pradeep Belwal, aged 43 years, son of Sh. Pradeep Belwal, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
24 MES No. 448864, Stanlay Robert, aged 59 years, son of Sh. S Robert, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
25 MES No. 448865, Davender Kumar, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Sachdeva, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
26 MES No. 448801, Anil Kumar, aged 56 years, son of Sh.
Chaudhary Malkhan Singh, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
27 MES No. 449083, Dalbeer Singh, aged 45 years, son of Sh.
Surender Singh Negi, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
28 A/15390069, Ram Singh, aged 50 years, son of Sh. Bheem Singh Gusain, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, 29 MES No. 75, Veenit Kumar Saini, aged 43 years, son of Sh.
Ratan Lal, working as Mate (FGM/SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
30 MES No. 449005, Dhyan Singh, aged 26 years, son of Sh.
Jag Mohan Singh, working as Masson (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
31 MES No. 448742, Nand Lal, aged 56 years, son of Sh.
Jawahar Lal, working as Elect (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
32 MES No. 480218, Manoj Kumar, aged 46 years, son of Sh.
Tota Ram, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
33 MES No. 448876, Nandan Singh, aged 58 years, son of Sh.
M S Rawat, working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
34 MES No. 449066, Sanjay Gupta, aged 45 years, son of Sh.
Mahendra Gupta, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
35 MES No. 448985, Sanjay Kumar, aged 52 years, son of Sh.
Nand Lal, working as Ref/Mech HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
36 MES No. 425572, Yashpal Singh, aged 55 years, son of Sh.
Kanwari Singh, working as Carpt HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
37 MES No. 421951, Sushil Kumar, aged 33 years, son of Sh.
Om Prakash, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
38 A/1484938A, Sunil Budakoti, aged 49 years, son of Sh.
Rishiram Budakoti, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison
39 MES No. 428161, Padam Singh, aged 58 years, son of Sh.
Veer Singh, working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
40 MES No. 449212, Ankit Kumar, aged 37 years, son of Sh.
Rajpal Singh, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
41 MES No. 448837, Manohar Lal, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Shyam Swroop, working as FGM (HS II) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
42 MES No. 448951, Pawan Kumar, aged 57 years, son of Sh.
Kawal Krishan Sharma, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
43 MES No. 448750, Sardar Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Veer Singh, working as Elect (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
44 MES No. 449006, Manju Sharma, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Nand Kishore Sharma, working as Ref/Mech HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
45 MES No. 449013, Anil Dobhal, aged 46 years, son of Sh. S L Dobhal, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
46 MES No. 470451, Deepak Kumar, aged 42 years, son of Sh. Surender Singh, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
47 A/4081302H, Ajay Joshi, aged 43 years, son of Sh. Chinta Mani Joshi, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
48 MES No. 449029, Bheem Singh, aged 50 years, son of Sh.
Vijay Kumar, working as Pipe Fitter (HS II) in Garrison
49 MES No. 449026, Prem Singh, aged 49 years, son of Sh.
Hari Singh, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
50 MES No. 449030, Rajender Singh, aged 49 years, son of Sh. Rajender Singh, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
51 MES No. 448952, Gajay Pal Singh, aged 55 years, son of Sh. Ram Chandra Singh, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
52 MES No. 449038, Bir Bahadur Thapa, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Prem Bahadur Thapa, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
53 A/4065950, Devendra Singh Rawat, aged 56 years, son of Sh. Devendra Singh Rawat, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
54 MES No. 449211, Santosh Bisht, aged 29 years, son of Sh.
Anand Singh Bisht, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
55 MES No. 448882, Laxmi Prashad, aged 55 years, son of Sh. Raghuwar Dutt, working as Pipe Fitter (HS II) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
56 MES No. 449037, Raghubeer Kumar, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Hari Prashad, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
57 MES No. 447977, Jot Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Ram Singh, working as Carpt (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
58 MES No. 448739, Suresh Lal, aged 54 years, son of Sh.
Fati Ram, working as Elect HS I in Garrison Engineer, 59 MES No. 470123, Ram Kilawan, aged 51 years, son of Sh.
Shiv Lal, working as Painter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
60 MES No. 449033, Jaswant Singh, aged 49 years, son of Sh. Rajender Singh, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
61 MES No. 448995, Arvind Kumar, aged 50 years, son of Sh.
Puran Singh, working as Carpt (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
62 MES No. 449026, Amanjeet Singh, aged 30 years, son of Sh. V P Singh, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
63 MES No. 449207, Tinkul Kumar, aged 29 years, son of Sh.
Raj Kumar, working as Veh/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
64 MES No. 449209, Amit Kumar, aged 30 years, son of Sh.
Baburam, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
65 MES No. 449208, Rohit Kumar, aged 29 years, son of Sh.
Roop Chand, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
66 MES No. 448909, Durga Prashad, aged 57 years, son of Sh. B B Bashant, working as Elect (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
67 MES No. 470120, Anil Kumar Thapa, aged 55 years, son of Sh. Keshar Singh, working as Elect HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
68 MES No. 448521, Makhan Singh, aged 58 years, son of Sh.
Kham Singh, working as FGM HS I in Garrison Engineer, 69 MES No. 316088, Sanjay Yadav, aged 48 years, son of Sh.
Tulsi Ram, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
70 MES No. 449205, Sanjeev Kumar, aged 31 years, son of Sh. Suresh Chand, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
71 MES No. 449039, Rakesh Kumar, aged 58 years, son of Sh. Sulakh Chand, working as Pipe Fitter (HS II) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
72 MES No. 448717, Puran Singh, aged 54 years, son of Sh.
Ram Prasad, working as FGM (HS II) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
73 MES No. 440617, Rajesh Panwar, aged 38 years, son of Sh. Narayan Singh Panwar, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
74 MES No. 4127163, Mahender Singh Bisht, aged 58 years, son of Sh. Gopal Singh, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
75 MES No. 449172, Himanshu Dhiman, aged 30 years, son of Sh. Pawan Kumar, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
76 MES No. 449136, Jasveer Singh, aged 41 years, son of Sh.
Amichand Singh, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
77 MES No. 449137, Arun Kumar, aged 36 years, son of Sh.
Kham Chand, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
78 MES No. 316087, Kamal Kumar, aged 52 years, son of Sh.
Kashmiri Lal, working as Pipe Fitter HS I in Garrison
79 MES No. 449076, Parminder Singh, aged 42 years, son of Sh. Bachan Singh, working as FGM(SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
80 MES No. 449082, Ajay Soni, aged 44 years, son of Sh. S P Soni, working as Veh/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
81 MES No. 370374, Ravinder Kumar, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Daste Lal, working as Mate (masson SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
82 MES No. 449200, Abhishek, aged 31 years, son of Sh.
Susheel Giri, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
83 MES No. 449198, Aklesh, aged 33 years, son of Sh. Brij Mohan, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
84 MES No. 449170, Sandeep Chattri, aged 44 years, son of Sh. Om Nath Chattri, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
85 MES No. 373789, Ghura Singh, aged 58 years, son of Sh.
Bala Singh, working as Carpt HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
86 MES No. 448964, Kamal Singh, aged 54 years, son of Sh.
Govind Singh, working as Caprt HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
87 MES No. 480034, Parbhu Dayal Bhatt, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Bhairav Dutt Bhatt, working as Canmen in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
88 A/1492639W, Vijay Kumar, aged 45 years, son of Sh.
Bakshi Ram, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, 89 MES No. 449106, Rajender Kumar, aged 37 years, son of Sh. Narender Kumar, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
90 MES No. 448802, Sanjeev Kumar, aged 46 years, son of Sh. Laxmi Chand, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
91 MES No. 449240, Amit Upadhya, aged 26 years, son of Sh.
Ham Lal Upadhya, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
92 MES No. 449001, Ravinder Kumar, aged 48 years, son of Sh. Ram Narayan, working as Carpt (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
93 MES No. 448777, Gyan Chand Srivastva, aged 58 years, son of Sh. DB Srivastva, working as Carpt HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
94 MES No. 449241, Abhishek Bisht, aged 28 years, son of Sh. Shiv Singh Bisht, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
95 MES No. 449221, Pawan Kumar Dhondiyal, aged 27 years, son of Sh. Satya Prashad, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
96 MES No. 448976, Puran chand Kothari, aged 59 years, son of Sh. Pitamber Dutt Kothari, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
97 MES No. 449251, Sumit Kumar, aged 32 years, son of Sh.
Kushum Kumar, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
98 MES No. 449045, Janak Ram Verma, aged 50 years, son of Sh. Ram Sankar Verma, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in
99 MES No. 449045, Sanjay Dhiman, aged 45 years, son of Sh. Kalyan Singh, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
100 MES No. 449031, Chander Prakash, aged 50 years, son of Sh. Banshidhar, working as Carpt (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
101 MES No. 449243, Deepak Bisht, aged 30 years, son of Sh.
Diwan Singh, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
102 MES No. 449227, Vikas Thapa, aged 32 years, son of Sh.
Vijay Thapa, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
103 MES No. 421911, Ravinder, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Khajan Singh, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
104 MES No. 449086, Bishamber Dutt, aged 44 years, son of Sh. Ram Prashad Juyal, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
105 MES No. 449091, Ajay Sharma, aged 46 years, son of Sh.
Laxmi Narayan Sharma, working as FGM (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
106 CS 3565, Kalam Chand, aged 53 years, son of Sh. Sant Ram, working as Black Smith in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
107 MES No. 449195, Ashutosh Kumar, aged 32 years, son of Sh. Banarsi Ram, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
108 MES No. 448885, Govind Singh Negi, aged 60 years, son of Sh. Ranjeet Singh Negi, working as FGM (SK) in
109 MES No. 448834, Surender Singh, aged 60 years, son of Sh. Kuwar Singh, working as Masson HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
110 MES No. 449247, Rahul Kumar, aged 33 years, son of Sh.
Shripal, working as Mate (FGM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
111 MES No. 448698, Bheem Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Narayan Singh, working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
112 MES No. 448987, Vimal Kumar, aged 56 years, son of Sh.
Ram Prashad, working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
113 MES No. 448747, Rana Pratap Rao, aged 57 years, son of Sh. Raj Mangal Rao, working as FGM (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
114 MES No. 449063, Kulwant Singh, aged 49 years, son of Sh. Sant Singh, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
115 MES No. 449127, Prakash Singh, aged 36 years, son of Sh. Chhota Singh, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
116 TN 66, Rajeev Kumar Tyagi, aged 47 years, son of Sh.
Jitender Singh, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
117 TN 65, Arun Kumar Sharma, aged 45 years, son of Sh. Anil Sharma, working as Mate (SSK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
118 MES No. 448873, Hukam Singh, aged 59 years, son of Sh.
Mor Singh, working as Ref/Mech HS I in Garrison Engineer, 119 MES No. 448960, Keshav Ram, aged 54 years, son of Sh.
Liladhar, working as Carpt (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
120 MES No. 449194, Kamal Kumar, aged 29 years, son of Sh. Dharambeer, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
121 MES No. 470171, Verender Kumar (Rettd.), aged 61 years, son of Sh. Sidhuram, was working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
122 MES No. 449065, Ramesh Kumar, aged 51 years, son of Sh. Ramcharan Singh, working as Pipe Fitter (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
123 MES No. 448558, Shaheshpal, aged 47 years, son of Sh.
Jagroop Singh, working as FGM HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
124 MES No. 449217, Sunil Kumar Maurya, aged 28 years, son of Sh. Keshavram Maurya, working as Ref/Mech (SK) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
125 MES No. 448990, Khajan Singh, aged 58 years, son of Sh.
Deevan Singh, working as Carpt HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
126 MES No. 448557, Rajender Kumar, aged 57 years, S/o Ram Lal working as Veh/Mech HS I in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
127 MES No. 449254, Rohit, aged 27 years, son of Sh. Lal Chand, working as Mate (Ref/Mech) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
128 MES No. 448470, Sumender Singh, aged 60 years, son of Sh. Sambhu Singh, was working as FGM HS I in Garrison
129 MES No. 448988, Jagmohan Singh, aged 48 years, son of Sh. Bir Singh, working as FGM HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
130 MES No. 369490, Dev Singh (Rettd.), aged 60 years, son of Sh. Binu, was working as Elect HS II in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
131 MES No. 448204, Nathu Singh (Rettd.), aged 62 years, son of Sh. Trilok Singh, was working as Elect (MCM) in Garrison Engineer, Dehradun, (Group C).
132 MES No. 449225, Brij Kishor, aged 34 years, son of Sh.
Suresh Ram, working as Elect (SK) in Garrison Engineer (U), Roorkee, (Group C).
………… Applicants (By Advocate: Mr Jagdeep Jaswal)
Versus
1. Union of India through Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011. (E-Mail:
defsecy@nic.in).
2. Engineer in Chief, Ministry of Defence, Kashmir House, Raja Ji Marg, Army HQ, New Delhi-110001 (E:Mail dircoord-eincarmy@nic.in)
3. Chief Engineer, Head Quarter, MES, Central Command, Lucknow, C/o 96 APO.
4. HQ, Commander Works Engineer, the Mall Road, Garhi Cantt., Dehradun Cantt., Dehradun-248003.
5. Garrison Engineer, MES, Mall Road, Garhi Cantt., Dehradun Cantt., Dehradun-248003.
6. Controller of Defence Accounts, Merut, Merut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh-250001 …….. Respondents (By Advocate: Mr B C Bhakt)
O R D E R (ORAL)
In the instant OA, the applicants are seeking following reliefs:-
“(i) That the record of the case of called (ii) That impugned action of the respondents, to the extend denying the benefit of Dress Allowances, to all similarly placed employees be quashed and set aside.
(iii) That a direction be issued to the respondents grant Dress Allowance to the applicants w.e.f. 1.7.2017, alongwith arrears of etc. by extending the benefit of decision rendered by Hon’ble coordinate CAT Chandigarh Bench in the case of Gurmeet Singh and Ors. vs. UOI and Others, OA No. 1228/2019, allowed on 5.06.2020 and upheld by the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court vide order dated 04.10.2021 in the interest of justice.
(iv) That this Hon’ble Tribunal may also pass any other order, Direction in favour of the applicants, which it may deem fit in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case (v) That the costs of the application may also be awarded in favour of the applicants.”
2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the issue involved in the present case is identical to that in OA No. 278/2023 titled as Birbal & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22.07.2024 by this very Bench. In so far as relief is concerned and for the ready reference, the Order in OA No. 278/2023 is reproduced verbatim :-
“In the instant OA, the applicants seek the following reliefs :
(i) To direct the respondents that dress allowances @ Rs.5000/- per annum be granted to applicants herein w.e.f. 1.7.2017with arrears and interest therein from the date of eligibility to the date of actual payment.
(ii) That the respondent be directed to extend the benefit of Hon'ble CAT (Chandigarh) judgment dated 5.6.2020 in OA No-1228/20 19 to applicants herein with all consequential benefits.
(iii) To quash and set-aside the order dated 15.11.2019 whereby the dress allowance has been denied (copy not annexed) and order dated 19.12.2019 in respect of applicants herein whereby amount disbursed to applicants herein towards dress allowances has been recovered and to further direct the respondent that amount recovered in pursuance of order dated 19.12.2019 be refunded forthwith and interest @ GPF rate be granted on recovered amount from the date of recovery to the date of refund of recovered amount. And/or (iv) Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper may also awarded to the applicant.
2. Learned counsel for the applicant would state that the matter is identical to that of decision rendered by Chandigarh Bench of this Tribunal in OA No 01228/2019. He would contend that the respondents cannot discriminate qua the two sets of employees and such discrimination is arbitrary and unjustified. He would highlight that the only ground urged in the counter affidavit of the respondents is that the applicants were provided Dangries (Protective Clothing) as per Government of India. Ministry of Defence letter No 39022/E1C (2)/3559/D(W-II) dated 21 June 1976 and were. paid washing allowance @ Rs 8/- per month for washing of Dangries in 5th CPC on implementation of 6th CPC, the rates of washing allowances revised from Rs 8/- to Rs 16/- per month per employee for washing of Dangries ( Protective Clothing) to MES employee as per categories contained in Ministry of Defence letter No 39022/E1 C (2)/3559/D(W-II) dated 21 June 1976and letter No- 76545/Pro-cloth /E1C(2)/3559 D(W-11) dated 31 July 1996 vide Annexure 'A' to Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter N o-B/20944/Washing /GEN/E1C(2)/1381111/23/D (Works-H) dated 30 August 2013 (Copy enclosed as Annexure-
I).Consequent upon the implementation of 7th CPC, Uniform related allowances, clothing allowance, initial equipment allowance, kit maintenance allowance, Robe allowance, Robe maintenance allowance, Shoe allowances, Uniform allowance and washing allowances etc. has been subsumed in Single Dress allowances. The order on the same has been notified vide Annexure - II to DoPT OM F.N0- 14/4/2015-JCA2 dated 31 August category whi
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