CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH O.A. No. 537 / 2020 Reserved on: 02.09.2024 Pronounced on:

HON’BLE MR. SURESH KUMAR BATRA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MRS. RASHMI SAXENA SAHNI, MEMBER (A)

1. Data Ram S/o Late Sh. Jaggan Singh, aged 71 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.07.2008 R/o House No. 741 DMC, Sector 38 West, Chandigarh-160036. Group A.

2. Smt. Pushpa Nijhawan W/o Ramesh Chander Nijhawan, aged 67 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 28.09.2012 R/o House No. 3406, Sector 46-C, Chandigarh- 160047. Group A.

3. Smt. Krishna Rani W/o Raj Kumar Sood, aged 67 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.08.2012 R/o Kothi No. 371, Phase-

6, Mohali, Punjab- 160055. Group A.

4. Smt. Sarita Kumari D/o Late Sh. Harbans Lal, aged 66 years, Chandigarh, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.08.2013 R/o House No. 1256/1, Sector 30-B, Chandigarh-160030. Group A. 5. Smt. Mamta Kotia W/o Inderjit Singh Kotial, aged 66 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 28.02.2013 R/o House No.

444, Sector 45 A, Chandigarh-160047.

6. Sh. K.S Sapehia S/o Late Sh. Sansar Chand, aged 65 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.03.2014 R/o Village Kasba, PO Bara Nehranpukhar, Tehsil Dehra- Gopipur, Distt Kangra (HP)- 177104.

7. Sh. Vijay Kumar Sharma S/o Late Sh. Sewa Ram, aged 64 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.05.2016 R/o Flat No. 114, GH-3, MDC, Sector 5, Panchkula, Haryana- 134109.

8. Sh. Rohtash Singh S/o Sh. Shiv Narain, aged 65 years, retired as Deputy Passport Officer on 30.01.2015 R/o Flat No. 105, Block A, Spring Dale Tower 1, VIP Road Zirakpur, Distt. Mohali, Punjab-

140603.

9. Sh. I.M. Sabharwal S/o Late Sh. Satya Pal Sabharwal, aged 68 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.03.2011 R/o House No. 360 Sector 15-A, Chandigarh- 160015.

10. Smt. Kiran Mittal W/o Sh. Satish Kumar Mittal, aged 67 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.03.2012 R/o House No.

113-D, Govind Vihar, Baltana, Distt Mohali, Punjab- 140603.

11. Sh. Bakshi Singh S/o Sh. Hari Singh, aged 65 years, retired as Passport Officer on 31.07.2014 R/o House No. 130, Sunny Enclave, Near Paras Down Town, Zirakpur, Distt. Mohali, Punjab- 140603. 2 12. Smt. Vidya Vati Chauhan D/o Late Sh. Deepram Chauhan, aged

65 years, retired as Deputy Passport Officer on May, 2014 R/o Village Bhalawog, PO Janedghat, Via Chail, Near Shiv Temple, Tehsil Kusumati, Distt Shimla, Himachal Pradesh-171001.

13. Sh. Nand Kishore Verma S/o Sh. Kishan Chand, aged 66 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on Feb, 2013 R/o V&PO-Nehri, Nowanga, Tehsil-Amb, Distt.-Una (HP)- 177203.

14. Sh. Yogesh Kumar Kaushal S/o Sh. Vishwanath Kaushal, aged 68 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.07.2011 R/o House No. 17, Sector No. 5, Block-P, NH-5, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana-121001.

15. Sh. Krishan Kumar S/o Sh. Duli Chand, aged 62 years, retired as Deputy Passport Officer on 31.03.2018 R/o House No. 740, Sector 7, Extension Urban Estate, Near Arya Vidya Mandir School, Gurgaon, Haryana- 122001.

16. Sh. Jagdish Lal S/o Sh. Mangu Ram, aged 64 years, retired as Deputy Passport Officer in the year 2015 R/o House no. 5681-B, Sector 38 west, Chandigarh-160036.

17. Sh. Ashok Kumar Sapra S/o Sh. Harnam Dass Sapra, aged 67 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.10.2012 R/o House No. 1604, Sector 21, Panchkula, Haryana- 134112.

18. Veena Khanna W/o Sh. Jawahar Lal Khanna, aged 67 years, retired as Assistant Passport Officer on 31.12.2012 R/o House No.

3826, Sector 47-D, Chandigarh-160047.

…Applicant (BY ADVOCATE: Sh. Jagdeep Jaswal )

VERSUS

1. Union of India, through Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, New Delhi-110001.

2. Joint Secretary (CPV) and Chief Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Tilak Marg, Patiala House, New Delhi- 110001.

...Respondents (BY ADVOCATE: Sh. Sanjay Goyal, Senior CGSC)

O R D E R

Per: RASHMI SAXENA SAHNI, MEMBER (A):

1. This OA has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Trib