CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL SRINAGAR BENCH, SRINAGAR O.A. No. 1108/2025 Date of Order: 25th day of September, 2025 C O R A M Digitaly signed by JAGDISH SINGH JAGDIS D 2f N a6 : 4 C 5 = d HIN 6e , d O e = 6 OP 4 E 1f R c S 9 N b O f5 N 7 A 2 L’ 0 , 5 OB 3 I 7 D d . 5 2 a L.5 3 . 9 4 d .6 , E 5 P = hon e M = R. D.S. MAHRA, MEMBER(JUDL.)

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1. Mohd Akbar Rather age 60 years (approx.)

S/o Haider Rather R/o Bemina, Srinagar Pin cade-190018

2. Mohd Maqbool Dar age 60 years (approx.)

S/o Habibullah Dar R/o Nar-kara Budgam, Pin code-191111.

……Applicants By Advocate :

Mr Gulzar Ahmad Bhat and Maria Jan, Advocates for applicants.

VERSUS

1. UT of J&K through Financial Commissioner (Finance)/Addl. Chief Secretary Finance Department at civil Secretariat Srinagar/Jammu.

Pin code: 180001

2. Addl. Chief Secretariat Jal Shakti, Irrigation and Flood Control Department Govt. of J&K at civil Secretariat Srinagar/Jammu Pin code: 190001

3. Accountant General (A&E) Govt. of J&K at Srinagar/Jammu, Pincode: 190001 3.

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6. Superintendent Engineer Jal Shakti Department at Dist. Budgam, Pin code: 191111

7. Executive Engineer PHE Department at Dist. Budgam, ..….Respondents By Advocate :-

Mr. Rais ud Din Ganaie, Dy.AG and Mr. Irshad Ahmad, Advocate for respondents.

O R D E R (ORAL)

D.S. MAHRA, MEMBER [JUDL.]

01. The learned counsel for the applicants has filed M.A No.

1401/2025, seeking permission for filing the instant O.A in a representative capacity. The M.A is allowed and the applicants are permitted to file the O.A in a joint capacity.

02.Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are retired employees of the respondent department. The respondents had granted them the benefit of SRO 59 of 1990, dated 06.02.1990. Upon their retirement, the respondents without any competence has issued the impugned Circular/orders Digitaly signed by JAGDISH SINGH JAGDIS D 2f N a6 : 4 C 5 = d IN 6e , d O e = 6 P 4 E 1f R c S 9b O f5 N 7 A 2 L 0 , 5 O 3 I 7 D d . 5 2 a .5 3 . 9 4 d .6 , 5 P = hone=

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vFoxiit PrDFt Rueadeer Ve rsoion: 2f02 5.1w.0 hich, the recovery of the benefit granted to them under SRO 59 of 1990, is ordered to be made from the applicants, and withheld their pensionery benefits. The respondents, without any authority or jurisdiction, withheld the pensionery benefits and have issued orders for unlawfully downgrading the pay revision benefits granted to them under SRO 59 of

1990.

03.He further submitted that in identical matters, the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench, in its order dated 18-09-20