(Open Court)

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ALLAHABAD BENCH ALLAHABAD This, the 16^th day of December, 2025 Original Application No. 1286/2025 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (Judicial)

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

Vishal Sharma, a/a 52 years, S/o Shri Vijay Sharma, R/o House No.215, Sector 10, Chiranjeev Vihar, Ghaziabad, presently posted as Inspector in the Central GST Commissionerate, Ghaziabad ....Applicant By Advocate: Shri Jaswant Singh VERSUS

1. The Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, PUNIT KUMAR MISHRA Government of India, North Block, New Delhi.

2. The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, New Delhi.

3. The Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, North Block, New Delhi.

4. The Principal Chief Commissioner (Cadre Controlling Authority), Central GST and Central Excise, Lucknow Zone, 7-A, Ashok Marg, Lucknow (U.P.)

5. The Chief Commissioner, Central GST & Customs, Meerut Zone, Opposite Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Mangal Pandey Nagar, Meerut (U.P.).

6. The Commissioner, Central Goods & Service Tax, Commissionerate, Ghaziabad

7. The Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, 1st floor, DGACR Building, I P Estate, New Delhi.

…… Respondents By Advocate: Shri Devendra Narayan Pandey

O R D E R

By Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (Judicial):

Heard Shri Jaswant Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Devendra Narayan Pandey, learned counsel for the respondents and with the consent of both the learned counsel for the parties, instant Original Application is being disposed of at the Admission stage itself.

2. The instant Original Application under Section 19 of the Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 has been filed by the applicant for the following reliefs:

(i) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to hold and declare that the applicant is entitled to be placed and have their pay fixed in the Non-Functional Grade (NFG) Pay Scale of Rs. 9300-34800 in Pay Band-II, with Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/-, with all consequential benefits, with effect from the dates that they had completed four years of regular service in the PUNIT KUMAR MISHRA Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/- (or equivalent pay scale).

(ii) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to issue a suitable time-bound order or direction to the respondents to release the entire arrears of salary and other emoluments payable to the applicant as a consequence of the aforesaid grant of the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- to them from the due date, along with interest at such rates as might be found just and reasonable in the facts and circumstances of the case.

(iii) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to grant such other relief, as the applicants might be found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case.

(iv) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to award the costs of this Original Application in favour of the applicants, throughout.

3. The brief facts as narrated in the instant O.A. is that the applicant is presently working as Inspector in the office of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (hereinafter referred as ‘CBIC’). The applicant was initially appointed as Inspector and was granted the benefits of first Assured Career Progression (hereinafter referred as ‘ACP’) after completion of 10 years of regular service on 23.11.2019 with grade Pay of Rs.4800/-, but the same given on 17.01.2020.

3.1 Prior to implementation of recommendations made by the 6^th Pay Commission and formulation of the Revised Pay Rules, 2008, the cadre of Inspectors in the CBIC was in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500-10500 and the cadre of Superintendent was in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.7500-10500. However, after implementation of 6^th Pay Commission, the Inspectors were placed in the Pay Band-II carrying the scale of Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs,4600/- and Superintendents were placed in P