Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi C.P. No.749/2024 in O.A. No.1580/2024 Reserved on: 03.11.2025 Pronounced on: 20.11.2025 Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

Hon’ble Dr. Anand S Khati, Member (A) 1. Yogesh Kumar, Aged- 61 Years, S/o Sh.

Jagdish Parsad, Retired as Assistant Engineer from the Office of Additional Director General, Doordarshan Kendra, Mandi House, New Delhi, Residence of M-204, Ajnara Landmark Apartment, Sector-4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, U.P.-201010, 2. Anil Kumar Singhal, Aged- 61 Years, S/o Late Sh. Ram Nath Singhal, Retired as Assistant Engineer from the Office of Additional Director General, Doordarshan Kendra, Mandi House, New Delhi, Residence of B-206, Crescent Apartment, Plot No.2, Sector-18A, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078

3. Bharat Lal, Aged-61 Years, S/o Sh. Mangal Sain, Retired as Engineering Assistant from the Office of Additional Director General, Doordarshan Kendra, Mandi House, New Delhi, Residence of E-2/341, Sultan Puri, Delhi-110086

4. Mahesh Chand, Aged- 62 Years, S/o Shri Ram, Retired as MTS from DDK, New Delhi-

01 Residence of 29/457, Trilok Puri, Delhi-

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5. Smt. Narinder Kaur, Aged- 66 Years, D/o Sh. Sjit Singh Badhan, Retired as Assistant Engineer from the Office of Additional Director General, Doordarshan Kendra, Mandi House, New Delhi, Residence of E-133, Rohini, Sector-18, Aastha Kunj, Delhi-110089 6. Harish Chandra Tiwari, Aged-60 Years, S/o Sh. Suraj Prasad Tiwari, Retired as Engineering Assistant from DDK, Lucknow, Residence of E-172, Ravi Khand, ELDECO-I, Sharda Nagar, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow-2

7. Tilak Raj Tonk, Aged- 60 Years, S/o Late Sh. Man Chand Tonk, Retired as Assistant Engineer from Akashvani AIR Shimla, Hamirpur, H.P. Residence of Village Khillan, PO Jhaniari, Tehsil Nadaun, Distt. Hamirpur, HP-177001

8. Arun Kumar Ojha, Aged- 60 Years, S/o Shri Raj Govind Ojha, Retired as Senior Technician from Doordarshan Kendra, Lucknow Residence of B-12, Alokpuri, Near Ravindrapalli, Lucknow, U.P.-226016

9. Shreepal Singh, Aged-64 Years, S/o Sri Tota Ram, Retired as Assistant Engineer from Doordarshan Kendra, New Delhi Residence of Village Pali, Anandgarhi, P.O. Raghunathpur, Distt. Bulandshahar U.P.-203405

10. Ganesh Ji, Aged- 61 Years, S/o Sh. Roop Narayan Lal, Retired as Senior Technician from Doordarshan Kendra, Lucknow Residence of H.No.578, Block-A, Manas Town, CIMAP, Lucknow, Pin-226015

11. Girish Chand, Aged-61 Years, S/o Sh.

Balkishan Sharma, Retired as Director (Engineering) from AIR BH, Akashvani Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-01 Residence of M-114A, Gali No.8, Shastri Nagar, Delhi-110052

12. Rajender Kumar Sharma, Aged-61 Years, S/o Late Mast Ram Sharma, Retired as M.Tech from AIR & Doordarshan, Jam Nagar House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi Residence of H.No.376, Old Seema Puri, Shahdara, Delhi

13. Kartar Singh, Aged- 61 Years, S/o Late Shankar Dass, Retired as Senior Engineering Assistant from LPT Mandi (HP) Residence of Village Sangnehar (HAAR) PO Chauntra, Tehsil Joginder Nagar, Distt Mandi (HP)

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14. Amarjeet Singh, Aged- 62 Years, S/o Late Sh. Naurang Singh, Retired as SEA from Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar, Residence of H.No. 781, St No.12, Mohalla Tibba Sahib, Hoshiarpur, Punjab-146001

15. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Aged-60 Years, S/o Late Shri Anant Bahadur Singh,Retired as Senior Engineering Assistant From Doordarshan Kendra, Indore, Residence of H/2, 204, Belmont Park, Kelod Halla, Near Sch 78, Part 2 Vijay Nagar, Indore-452010.

...Petitioners (By Advocate: Mr. Yogesh Sharma)

Versus

1. Sh. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

2. Sh. Lok Man Sergh Director General, Doordarshan, Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi.

3. Sh. Gaurav Dwivedi Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharti, Broadcasting Corporation of India, Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi.

4. Sh. Maushuni Chakravayl Director General, Chakravartly All India Radio, Akashwani Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-01 ...Respondent