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(Open Court)

Central Administrative Tribunal

Allahabad Bench, Allahabad

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Original Application No. 121 of 2026

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This the 29 Day of January, 2026

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash - VII, Member (J)

1. Pradeep Kumar Srivastava (Date of Birth 01.01.1963) aged about 63

years, Son of Late Moti Lal Srivastava, Resident of House No

106/268 Gandhi Nagar, R.K. Nagar, S.O. Kanpur Nagar, U.P.

208012.

Retired on 31.12.2022 from the post of Sr. Tech (Fitter), North

Central Railway, Allahabad Division, PPO No. 20227320200619

2. Ganga Prasad, (Date of Birth 01.01.1959) aged about 66 years, Son

of Murli Prasad, Resident of 274/3 Hari Har Nath Shastri Nagar, S.O.

Kanpur Road UP 208005;

Retired on 31.12.2018 from the post of Sr. Technician (TRS), North

Central Railway, Allahabad Division, PPO No 20187320201729

3. Vikas Chandra Ghosh, (Date of Birth 01.01.1959) aged about 66

years, Son of Subodh Chandra Ghosh, Resident of I-2/155, Keshav

Puram Avas Vikas No 1, Kalyanpur, Kanpur Nagar, U P 208017

Retired on 31.12.2018 from the post of Sr. Tech (TRS), North

Central Railway, Allahabad Division, PPO No. 20187320201663.

4. Ram Naresh (Date of Birth 01.01.1959) aged about 66 years, Son of

Gangaram, Resident of H-138, Bank Colony Barra Kanpur Road UP

208327

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Retired on 31.12.2018 from the post of FITTER – I, North Central

Railway, Allahabad Division, PPO No 20187320201665.

5. Kishan Lal, (Date of Birth 01.01.1955) aged about 71 years, Son of

Bnarsi, Resident of Awas Vikas No 3, Panki Road Kalyanpur, Bairi,

Kanpur Nagar, UP 208017

Retired on 30.06.2020 from the post of Sr. Technician, North Central

Railway, Allahabad Division, PPO No. 20147320201613.

….Applicants.

By Advocate: Shri Alok Kumar Mishra and Shri Akshay Mishra

Versus

1. Union of India through General Manager, North Central Railway,

G.M Office, Subedarganj, Allahabad

2. Divisional Railway Manager, North Central Railway, Allahabad

Division, D.R.M. Office, Nawab Yusuf Road, Civil Lines,

Prayagraj

3. Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, North Central Railway,

Allahabad Division, D.R.M. Office, Nawab Yusuf Road, Civil

Lines, Prayagraj

…Respondents

By Advocate: Shri Anil Kumar

ORDER

Shri Akshay Mishra, learned counsel for the applicants and Shri Anil

Kumar, learned counsel for the respondents are present and heard.

2. This O.A. has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 for the following main relief(s):-

“i). This Hon’ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to

direct opposite parties to release the increment which

was payable to them from 1^st January which was not

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included in the PPOs issued to the applicants from the

date it was due along with interest and all consequential

benefits by way of revision of the retiral dues.

ii). This Hon’ble Tribunal may also be pleased to pass any

other and further order or direction, which the Hon’ble

Tribunal may deem fit and just in the circumstances of

the case.

iii) Award the costs of the original application in favour of

the applicant.”

3. Although the matter has been listed under the head of ‘Fresh

Admission’ the same is heard and decided today itself with the consent of

counsels appearing for both the parties.

4. It is submitted by the applicant’s counsel that applicant no 1,

applicant no 2, applicant no 3, applicant no 4 and applicant no 5 have

retired on 31.12.2022, 31.12.2018, 31.12.2018, 31.12.2018 and 31.12.2014

respectively. One increment falling due on the very next date i.e. 01^st

January of the relevant year was not granted to them. He also placed

reliance on catena of judgments pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

followed by Hon’ble High Court as well as various Tribunals and submitted

that the present case may also be decided by this Tribunal in the light of the

aforesaid judgments/orders. In this regard, the applicants’ counsel

submitted that applicants also preferred representations before the

competent authority seeking redressal of their grievances but for no avail.

(Copies of the representations have been ann