CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH OA No. 240 OF 2023 Reserved on :06.01.2026 Pronounced on :07.01.2026 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Pramod Kumar Das, Member (A)

1. Dr. Israil Khan, Emp. Id. 112320, aged about 48 years, S/o Ibrahim Khan, Director, Geological Survey of India, Odisha, At Nayapalli, Unit VIII, Bhubaneswar 751012.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Mines, At Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi -

110001.

2. Director General, Geological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Fire Brigade Head Quarter, New Market Area, Dharmatala, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016.

3. Addl. Director General, AdSS, HRD, , 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Fire Brigade Head Quarter, New Market Area, Dharmatala, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700016.

4. Deputy Director General, State Unit, Geological Survey of India, Odisha, At Nayapalli, Unit VIII, Bhubaneswar – 751012, Odisha.

……Respondents For the applicant : Mr. S K Nayak, counsel For the respondents: Mr. Amrit Mishra, counsel O R D E R Hon’ble Mr.Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, J.M.

The applicant challenging the order dated 03.