(Open Court)

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ALLAHABAD BENCH ALLAHABAD Allahabad this, the 17^th day of December, 2025 Misc. Application No. 1677 of 2023 in Diary No.2173 of 2023 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (Judicial)

Hon’ble Mr. Anjani Nandan Sharan, Member (Administrative)

Ashok Kumar, S/o Om Prakash, a/a 53 years, R/o C-115/1, Sraddhapuri, Phase-2, Kankerkhera, Meerut Cantt. UP ....Applicant By Advocate: Mr. S.K. Upadhyay VERSUS

1. Union of India through its Secretary, Indian Post and Telecom, Department (PNT), Govt. of India, New Delhi

2. Director General of Indian Post and Telecom, Department, New Delhi PUNIT KUMAR MISHRA

3. Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Meerut Division (South), Meerut

4. The Sub-Divisional Inspector (Postal) West Sub Division, Meerut, Meerut.

……Respondents By Advocate: Shri Shree Prakash Rai

O R D E R

By Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (J.)

Heard Rishabh Kumar Pandey, holding brief of Shri S.K.

Upadhyay, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Shree Prakash Rai, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the records.

2. Instant M.A. No.1677/2023 has been filed by the applicant for condoning the delay in filing the original application registered a