CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OC.AU.NTToA. 2C6K0 B/E0N0C3H01, C oUfT 2T0A2C2K RCOesReArvMed: on 06.11.2024 Pronounced on 14.11.2024 THE HON’BLE SHRI SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J)

THE HON’BLE SHRI PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, MEMBER (A)

Ashutosh Das, aged about 57 years, Son of Late Arttatrana Das, At- Plot No- MIG-22, Pokharipur, Bhubaneswar-751020, Dist- Khurda.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through its Secretary to the government, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi.

2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, At-

Pocket- 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi-

110124.

3. The Accountant General (A&E), Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

……Respondents For the applicant : Mr. A.K.Bose, Counsel For the respondents: Dr. C.R.Mishra, Counsel for UOI O RM r .D S . K E.P aRtr a, Counsel for AG SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J):

In this OA, the prayer of the applicant is to declare that he is entitled to Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU in short) Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in Pay Matrix Level-9 and, accordingly, direct the respondents 2 and 3 to pay him the differential arrears by quashing the order of rejection dated 05.09.2018 and 29.09.2021.

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