CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA BENCH KOLKATA O.A. 350/852/2019 Date of Hearing : 10.11.2025 Date of Order: 25.11.2025 Coram : Hon’ble Smt. Urmita Datta (Sen), Judicial Member Hon’ble Mr. Suchitto Kumar Das, Administrative Member Biswajit Das, son of Late Nani Gopal Das, aged about 40 years, working as Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K. Bose Road, Ayudh Bhawan, Kolkata-700001, residing at Central Govt. Quarter, Tollygunge, Block-A, Room No.85, Graham Road, Kolkata-700040.

……. Applicant -versus-

1. Union of India through the Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi-110011.

2. The Director General, Ordnance Factories, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

3. The Deputy Director General, Head Quarters, Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata-

700001.

4. Shri Santanu Patra, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

5. Ms. Dipanwita Chanda, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

6. Shri Suvabrata Dutta, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

7. Shri Ravi Kumar, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-

700001.

8. Shri Saptarshi Chatterjee, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

9. Saba Aaquil, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-

700001.

10. Suranjana Kar Chowdhury, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

11. Shri Avijit Chatterjee, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

12. Shri Prasenjit Mazumder, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

13. Rajasree Acharya, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

14. Shri Anupam Bhattacharyya, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

15. Anju Tiwari, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-

700001.

16. Renuka Debnath, Upper Division Clerk, Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S.K Bose Road, Kolkata-700001.

…… Respondents For the Applicant : Mr. S.K. Datta; Counsel For the Respondents : Mr. B.B. Chatterjee, Counsel O R D E R Per Hon’ble Mr. Suchitto Kumar Das, Administrative Member :

1. The applicant has filed this Original Application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985, praying for the following relief(s):

“a) An order holding that the denial of benefits of confirmation as well as promotion to the post of UDC on par with the private respondents i. e. w. e. f. 01.04.2015 with all consequential benefits are bad in law and arbitrary and accordingly an order directing the respondent authorities to extend the benefits of confirmation as well as the promotion to the post of UDC w.e.f. 01.04.2015/on par with private respondents with all consequential benefits including Seniority and Pay benefits.

b) An order directing the official respondents to revise the Order of Promotion of the applicant to the post of UDC by antedating the date of promotion of the applicant as UDC w.e.f. 01.04.2015 with all consequential benefits.

c) An order directing the official respondents to grant the benefits of promotion to the applicant w. e. f. 01.04.2015 to the post of UDC with consequential seniority above the private respondents as per his seniority position above the private respondents in the seniority list of LDC dated 15.04.2013 by restoring his seniority as LDC in the said seniority list as was shown earlier.

d) An order to consider the applicant for further promotion above the post of UDC taking into account his service as LDC w. e. f. 26.10.2010 and an order quashing and/or setting aside the order dated 11.06.2019. e) An order directing the respondents to produce/cause production of all relevant records.

f) Any oth