CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI OA No.2951/2022 (MAs 2341/25, 79/23, 2992/22, 3137/23, 2291/24, 2341/25) with 3409/22 (MAs 3111/24, 1843/25, 1844/25, 1845/25), OA No. 3219/22 (MA No. 3229/22), OA No. 322/23 (MA 359/23), OA Nos. 926/23 (MA 1157/23), OA Nos. 1592/23, 2258/23, 2272/23, OA 2586/23 (MA 2987/23), OA Nos. 2198/2023 (MA No.2569/23), OA No.1386/23, OA No. 3820/23 (MA No.4351/23), OA 857/23 (MA Nos. 2605/25), OA 372/24, OA

3006/25 & OA No. 3046/22 Reserved on: 10.11.2025 Pronounced on: 18.12.2025 Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J)

Hon’ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A)

(i) OA No. 926/2023

1. Manoj Kumar AAO (Group-B)

S/o Shri Jawahir, Age about 30 years, H. No. B-48, 3rd Floor, Front side, Gali No. 9, Bharat Vihar Road, Raja Puri, Uttam Nagar 110059, Delhi

2. Kamlesh Kumar Jat AAO (Group-B)

Age about 29 years, S/o Shri Dhanna Lal Khejroli, Jaipur Rajasthan 303803

3. Dileep Kumar Prajapati AAO (Group-B)

S/o Shri Sheshmani Age about 31 years H. No. Village Rasoolpur Khan Post Farenda Khurd District Gonda 271312 4. Rajendra Kumar Jat AAO (Group-B)

S/o Ghasi Ram Jat Age about 26 years R/o Village Shyosinghpura Post Rampura Tehsil Sanganee District Jaipur, Rajasthan 303007 …Applicants Versus

1. Union of India through Comptroller and Auditor General of India Pkt 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi 110124

2. Assistant Comptroller and Auditor General (N)

Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Pkt 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi 110124

3. The Director General O/o the Director General of Audit (E&SD)

AGCR Building, IP Estate, New Delhi-110002

4.The Director, O/o the Director General of Audit (E&SD)

Mumbai Branch, Ballard Estate, Nav Bhawan, Mumbai 400001

5. The Deputy Director O/o The Director General of Audit (E&SD)

Bangalore Branch, Antariksh Bhawan, New BEL Road 560094 - Respondents (ii) OA No.3820/2023

1. Anil Kumar Bind S/o shri Jiya Lal Bind, aged about 29 years, Room No. 411 Omcar Darshan Society, SUPP Building No. 3 Maharashtra Nagar, Mankhruh,Mumbai 400088

2. Anuj Mishra S/o Uma Shankar Mishra, age about 34 years, Flat No. 105, Wing E Suraj Complex, Sector 36, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 10209

3. Aayush Lilhare S/o Krishna Kumar Lilhare Aged about 34 years H No. Flat No. 4, Eswari tower Bhanunagar, Vijjayawada Andhra Pradesh 520011

4. Akash Shah S/o Shri Brijesh Shah Aged about 27 years RZD 19A, Gali No. 5 Near Dass Cable, Palam Dabri Road Mahavir Enclave, South West Delhi, New Delhi 110045

5. Abhishek Kumar S/o Mani Prasad Aged about 41 years Quarter no. 443, Block No. 41 CPWD, Quarters, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560102

6. Amit Kumar S/o Shri Dayaram Aged about 32 years House No. 314, Block No. 22 CPWD Quarters, HSR Layout Sector 1, Bengaluru Karnataka 560102

7. Roz Ali S/o Ashraf Ali Aged about 27 years l Flat no. 5 ‘J’ No. 2nd Cross Lubbay, Masjib Street, Bengaluru 560001

8. Anil Kumar S/o Nathuni Singh Aged about 28 years Falt No. N 1, CPWD Complex Vijaynagar, Bengaluru 560040

9. Sannu Kumar S/o Shri Mahesh Prasad Aged about 27 years Aatithi Styaing Cubbenpet Cross Road, Corporation Circle, Bengaluru 560002

10. Swami Sukhbir Kumar S/o Shri Ram Prasad Aged about 30 years Flat no. N 2, CPWD Quarters Vijayanagara, Bengaluru 560040 Versus

1. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi

2. Assistant Comptroller & Auditor General (N)

Office of the comptroller & Auditor General of India

9, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi

3. The Diretor General O/o The Director General of Audit (E&SD)

AGCR Building, IP Estate, New Delhi

4. The Principal Accountant General (Audit -1) Audit Bhawan, Karnataka, Bengaluru 560001

5. The Director, O/o The Director General of Audit (E&SD)

Mumbai Branch, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400001 (iii) OA No. 1386/2023

1. Dheeraj Kumar S/o Shri Aman Singh

588, Patti shekha Village; Post Vazidpur City Baraut, District Baghpat 250611

2. Sh. Devendra Dixit S/o Narendra Dixit Ashirwad PG, infront of Tyagi Diary, Laxmi Nagar Delhi 110092

3. Davesh Rana S/o