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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

LUCKNOW BENCH

Original Application No. 332/00039/2026

This, the 05^th day of February, 2026

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR OJHA, MEMBER (J),

HON’BLE MR. PANKAJ KUMAR, MEMBER (A)

1. Vikas Kapoor S/o Late M.N. Kapoor, aged about 59 years,

presently posted as Assistant Commissioner, CGST & Central

Excise Commissionerate, Lucknow residing at 2/21, Vikas

Nagar, Lucknow 226022 (U.P.) email

vikaskapoor1611@yahoo.com Mobile No. 9415273434.

2. Sanjai Kumar Srivastava S/o Late Uma Shankar

Srivastava, aged about 58 years, presently posted as Assistant

Commissioner, CGST and Central Excise Audit

Commissionerate, Lucknow residing at 4/662, Vijayant Khand,

Gomti Nagar, Lucknow -226010 (U.P.) email

sanjai.kumar.2309@gmail.com Mobile No. 9415048498.

3. Amitabh Mohan Dayal S/o Late Shri Rameshwar Dayal,

aged about 57 years, presently posted as Assistant

Commissioner, CGST and Central Excise Audit Commissionerate

residing at D-1295, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016 (U.P.) email

shubhi@mail.com Mobile No. 9450651145.

4. Pravin Kumar Yadav S/o Late Shri Paras Nath Yadav aged

about 53 years, presently working as Superintendent CCO,

CGST & CX Zone Lucknow residing at 46, Dayal Fort,

Vishnupuri-3, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024 (U.P.) email

pprr1973@gmail.com Mobile No. 9415260349.

5. Suresh Kumar Tewari S/o Dr. Bhal Chandra Tewari aged

about 57 years, presently working as Superintendent, Land

Customs Station, Gauriphanta, Distt Lakhimpur Khiri residing

at Flat No. 302, Block-A, Tulip Residency, Vikalp Khand, Gomti

Nagar, Lucknow- 226010 (U.P.) email skt3009@yahoo.com

Mobile No. 9415462186.

..Applicants

By Advocate: Shri N N Lal

VERSUS

1. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of

Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India, New

Delhi.

2. The Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of

Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.

3. The Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and

Customs, North Block, New Delhi.

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4. The Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST & Central

Excise, 7A Ashok Marg Lucknow- 226001.

…..Respondents

By Advocate: Ms. Prayagmati Gupta

O R D E R

PER HON’BLE JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR OJHA, MEMBER (J)

Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel

for the respondents and perused the records.

2. Through this Original Application, applicants have prayed

for the following relief (s):

“i. To hold and declare that the orders dated 17.10.2025,

24.10.2025 and 01.01.2026 passed by the respondents for

rejecting the claim of applicants for the benefit of the revised

scales for Superintendents/Inspectors of Central Excise, with

effect from 01.01.1996, is arbitrary, discriminatory and thus

bad in law. The respondents ought to have given the benefit of

notional fixation with effect from 01.01. And

ii. To set aside and quash the order (Annexure A-1) dated

17.10.2025, 24.10.2025 and 01.01.2026 passed by the

respondents to reject the claim of the benefit of the revised

scales to the applicants.

iii. To direct the Respondents to pay to the Applicants revised

scales 6500-10500/- and 7500-12000/- respectively for

Inspectors and Superintendents of Central Excise under

Department of Revenue of Ministry of Finance with effect from

01.01.1996 and draw arrears on the basis of notional fixation

upto 21.04.2004 with all consequential benefits, including

arrears of pay, within a specified time limit in terms of the

judgment and order dated 09.01.2024 of Hon’ble CAT

Hyderabad which has been upheld by the Division Bench of the

High Court of the State of Telangana, Hyderabad vide order dt.

09.08.2024 and further affirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

of India vide order dated 28.02.2025. And/or

iv. To pass such other order for the grant of relief to the applicants

which may deem fit in the peculiar facts and circumstances of

the case. And

V. To award cost of the application in favour of the Applicants.”

3. At the outset, learned counsel for the applicants

submitted that ends of justice would be served if applicants are

permitted to file fresh representation and competen