CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH, MUMBAI.

ORIGINAL APPLICATION No.51/2026 Date of Decision: 22^nd January, 2026.

Coram: Hon'ble Shri Umesh Gajankush, Member (J) Hon'ble Shri Sangam Narain Srivastava, Member (A)

1. Shri Babasaheb Khashaba Dange Age 73, Retd Private Secretary CIT (Appeal) -16 Mumbai. Residing at C-12 Anna Nagar, Saidapur Tal-Karad Dist- Satara Mobile -8668279380.

Email. bk.dange @gmail.com.

2. Shri Nitin Madhavrao Kadam Age 65, Retd Inspector Income Tax Department CBT Mumbai. Residing at 103, Sonargram, Magnificent Wing, L.M.Road, Navagaon Dahisar West Mumbai

400068. Mobile No. 9324556339.

3. Shri Sudhir Kumar Guin Age 70, Retired Senior Personal Secretary Income Tax Department M. K. Department Residing at D3/201, Vindhyavasini Krupa CHS Ltd, Hanuman Nagar Katemanivli Kalyan East, Dist. Thane 421306. Mobile-9820736207

4. Shri Vijay Mahadeo Sawant Age 65 Retired Income Tax Officer Residing at 1301-B Casa Essenza C.H.S Ltd. Mahajan Wadi Thakur Mall Mira Road East, Dist. Thane 401107. Mobile No. 9969235860.

5. Shri Shankar Kanu Darves Age 66 Retired Office Superintendent Residing at C-16 Rajya Sarathi Bhanu Darshan CHS Ltd., Veer Sawarkar Marg Arunoday Nagar Mulund East, Mumbai 400081. Mobile No. 9969236817.

6. Shri Ravindranath Ganpat Parkar Age 74, Income Tax Inspector, Residing at 35 Laxmi Sadan, Opp Kamla Mills Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel Mumbai 400013.

Mobile-9920716221.

7. Smt. Shraddha Shripad Chaitanya Age 65 Retired Tax Assistant Residing at 703 Shri Chamunda Dham Kasturba Road No 1, Borivali East, Mumbai 400066.

Mobile No. 9833112493.

8. Shri Ravindra Surba Bhagat Age 65 Retired Notice Server, Residing at T/53, Room No 301, Kedareshwar, Pratiksha Nagar Depot, Sion Koli Wada, Mumbai 400022. Mobile No. 8450929535. .... Applicants (By Advocate Shri Hamid Patel)

Versus

1. The Union of India through The Secretary, Department of Finance New Delhi 110001.

2. The Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Ayakar Bhavan M.K. Marg Mumbai 400020.

3. The Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (HQ)

Ayakar Bhavan M.K. Marg, Mumbai 400020.

... Respondents

ORDER (Oral)

Per : Shri Umesh Gajankush, Member (J)

Heard the learned counsel for the applicants on the question of admission as also on MA No.66/2026, which is an application filed by the applicants seeking prosecution of the present OA jointly, as common cause of action accrued to them to file the present OA. Considering the aforesaid submission, MA No.66/2026 is allowed

2. The matter pertains to grant of notional increment based upon the order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of the Director (Admn. And HR) KPTCL & Ors. Vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors., 2023 SCC Online SC 401 and in the case of Union of India & Anr. Versus М. Siddaraj, MA Diary No.2400/2024 in Civil Appeal No.3933/2023 dated 20.02.2025 and the same has been implemented by the DoPT by way of OM dated

20.05.2025.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicants that in pursuance of the orders passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the DoPT has issued OM dated

14th October, 2024.

4. Since the issue is already settled up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court, therefore, we deem it proper to take up the matter for final disposal at the admission stage. 5. The applicants have retired on superannuation on 30th June, 2012, 30th June, 2020, 30th June, 2015, 30th June, 2020, 30th June, 2019, 30th June, 2011, 30th June, 2020 & 30th June, 2020 respectively. They are claiming notional increment which they claim was due to them on 01st July, 2012, 01st July, 2020, 01st July, 2015, 01st July, 2020, 01st July, 2019, 01st July, 2011, 01st July, 2020 and 01st July, 2020 respectively. The applicants submitted representation to the respondents. The same was rejected. Hence, this OA.

6. Learned counsel for the applicants has placed reliance on the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India & Ors. Vs. P. Ayyamperumal Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s).22283/2018 dated 23.07.2018 whereby the order of Hon’ble