CENTRALADMINISTRATIVETRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. No. 535/2015 Reserved on: 20.11.2025 Pronounced on: 17.12.2025 Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

Hon’ble Dr. Anand S. Khati, Member(A)

1. Patel Vipulkumar Ramanlal S/o Patel Ramanlal Ramjibhai R/o B-9 Scientist Hostel, NTRO Near SSB 25th Battalion Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road Land Mark-Metro Pillar-154 New Delhi-110047 Scientist 'C' in NTRO (Age 32 years)

2. Anindya Kundu S/o Monoranjan Kundu R/o DS-21, MS Block, 6th Floor, Central Govt. Hostel Complex, 7 Merlin Park, Ballygunge, Kolkata Scientist ‘C' in NTRO (Age 32 years)

... Applicants (By Advocate: Mr. Ajesh Luthra)

Versus National Technical Research Organisation Through Chairman Block-III, Old JNU Campus Ber Sarai, New Delhi-110067.

... Respondent (By Advocate: Mr.Gyanendra Singh)

ORDER Hon’ble Dr. Anand S, Khati, Member (A) :

In the present Original Application (O.A.) filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicants have sought for the following reliefs:

“(i) Direct the respondents to consider and grant the FCS benefit /

promotion to the applicants to the next higher grade of Scientist ‘C’ w.e.f. 1.1.2010 and/or 1.7.2011 or in the alternate w.e.f.