CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH LUCKNOW ORIGINAL APPLICATION No. 332/00263 of 2014 Dated, this 21st day of January, 2026 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Ojha, Member- Judicial Hon’ble Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Member-Administrative Shailendra Kumar, 54 years, son of Sri Chandra Prakash resident of C-68, H.A.L. Colony, Faizabad Road, Lucknow.

…..Applicant By Advocate: Shri Dharmendra Awasthi VERSUS

1. Union of India through Secretary, Department of Defence Production & Supplies, Government of India, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi.

2. Director General, Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence, ‘H’ Block, New Delhi.

3. Regional Director, Aeronautical Quality Assurance, DGAQA, Ministry of Defence, H.A.L., Lucknow.

4. Principal Controller of Defence Account, Central Command, Lucknow.

…..Respondent By Advocate: Smt. Prayagmati Gupta

ORDER (ORAL)

Per Hon’ble Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Member-Administrative In this case relating to grant of financial upgradation under the Assured Career Progression (ACP, hereafter) scheme, the applicant has sought following reliefs:

“A. The Hon‟ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 22.12.2011 and order dated 0