CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI BENCH, MUMBAI.

Dated this Wednesday the 17^th day of December, 2025.

Coram: Hon’ble Mr.Shri Krishna, Member (Administrative)

Hon’ble Mr.Umesh Gajankush, Member (Judicial).

Shri Pramod Murlidhar Subhedar, Aged about 67 years, S/o Murlidhar Subhedar, R/at Flat No.3, Amoli Apartment, Opp. Karishma Society, Kothrud, Pune – 411 038. .. Applicant.

( By Advocate Shri P.J. Prasadrao ).

Versus

1. Union of India, through The Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi – 110 011.

2. The Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt. – 110 010 cgda@nic.in

3. The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (SC), No.01 Finance Road, Pune – 411 001.

Cda-pune@nic.in

4. Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Draupadi Ghat, Prayagraj, Allahabad – 211 014.

Cda-albd@nic.in

5. The General Manager, State Bank of India, Centralized Pension Processing Centre, 5^th Floor, Premises No.T-651, ITC Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400 614.

Cppc.mumbai@sbi.co.in .. Respondents.

( By Advocate Smt.N.V. Masurkar ).

Order reserved on : 04.12.2025 Order pronounced on : 17.12.2025 O R D E R Per : Shri Krishna, Member (A)

The applicant has filed this O.A. to claim for the following reliefs:

“(a) To allow this original application.

(b) This Hon’ble Tribunal is pleased to quash and set aside PPO No.413201500185 Dated Nil (Annexure A1), Order No.G-1/CIV/XIII/CPGRAM/07/2022 Dated 08.07.2022 (Annexure A2) and Letter no.CPPC/GAD/2021-22/1754 Dated 08.02.2022 (c) The Hon’ble Tribunal be pleased to issue direction to the respondent no.4 and 5 not to recover the arrears of Rs.11,600/- per month from pension of the applicant and continue the pension granted in the PPO No.41320151658201K dated 24^th August 2015.

(d) This Hon’ble Tribunal may be please to stay the further recovery of Rs.11,600/- per month from the pension of the applicant pending reviving the pension granted on superannuation.

(e) Any further order/order(s) as deemed fit in the interest of justice.

(f) Cost of this application be granted.”

2. Brief facts of the case as submitted by the applicant are that he was recruited on 27.03.1990 as Data Entry Operator ‘A’ (DEO) under Physically Handicapped quota with 50% disability in Orthopaedic Category.

2.1. He filed O.A.207/2002 for grant of higher pay scale of Rs.1350-2200 with effect from the date of joining in the Defence Accounts Department. The Tribunal vide its order dated 25.07.2002 has granted higher pay scale of Rs.1350-2200 to the applicant based on the order of Jabalpur Bench of Tribunal in O.A.142/1995 dated 28.09.1999 and also order of the Lucknow granted to the post of Jr. Key Punch Operator on the ground that the applicant was similarly placed.

2.2. It has been submitted that pursuant to the order of the Tribunal dated 25.07.2002, the applicant was granted pay scale of Rs.1350-2200/- with effect from the date of joining in the Defence Accounts Department. Thereafter, he was granted 1^st financial upgradation in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- and thereafter 2^nd MACP on 27.03.2010 with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- 2.3. It is the claim of the applicant that on his retirement on 30.11.2015, he was granted basic pay of Rs.18,590/- with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- based upon last pay drawn i.e. Rs.18,590 + GP of Rs.4600 total of which works out to Rs.23,190/-. Accordingly his pension was fixed at Rs.11,595/-. However, vide PPO No.413201500185 dated Nil, the respondents down graded basic pay of Rs.18590+GP 4600 to Rs.15510 + GP of Rs.4200/- Hence, the pension of the applicant is reduced to Rs.9855/-

instead of Rs.11,595/-.

2.4. The applicant has stated that vide impugned order dated 08.07.2022 (Annex-A-2), the Respondent No.4 instructed the Respondent No.3 the cause for reduction of basic pay as the relevant documents are not traceable. The Respondent No.4 further instructed the Respondent No.3 to supply LPC cum Data Sheet duly verified and counter signed by the Head of Office with all supporting documents to issue corre