(Reserved on 05.12.2025)

Central Administrative Tribunal Allahabad Bench, Allahabad ****

Original Application No.1557 of 2016 This the 12^th Day of December, 2025.

Hon’ble Mr. Om Prakash - VII, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mrs. Manju Pandey, Member (A)

Ram Lautan, aged about 64 years, Son of Kullu, Resident of 128-B/5-C, Bhola Ka Pura, City and District-Allahabad (U.P.).

….Applicant By Advocate: Ms. Mamta Sharma/ Mr. S K Anwar Versus

1. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.

2. Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.

…Respondents By Advocate: Mr. Bablu Singh

ORDER

By Hon’ble Mrs. Manju Pandey, Member (A):-

Mr. S K Anwar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Bablu Singh, learned counsel for the respondents are present and heard.

2. The applicant has approached this Tribunal under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, praying for the following relief(s):-

“(i) to issue, an suitable order or direction quashing the wrong fixation of pay of applicant vide order dated 16.6.2015 (Annexure No.A-1 to Compilation No.l of this O.A.) issued by respondent no.2 only to the extent it fixes the pay w.e.f. 6.3.2010 and onwards and to direct the respondents to re-fix the pay of the applicant in the grade pay of Rs.6600/- w.e.f. 1.7.2010 as mentioned in the in the paragraph no.4.14 in the present Original Application.

(ii) to issue, an appropriate order or direction to quash and set aside the impugned orders dated 22.1.2016 and 2.6.2016 (Annexure No.2 and 3 to Compilation No.1 of this O.A.).

(iii) to issue, an suitable order or direction to the respondents directing them to revise and re-fix the pay of the applicant from the date of annual increment in grade pay of Rs.6600/- in PB-III instead of date of placement in upgraded pay scale (grade pay) and to make payments of arrears of salary as well as to re-fix his monthly pension accordingly and to pay his arrears of pension as a consequence of re-fixation alongwith an interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of accrual till the date of actual.

(iv) to issue, any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. (v) to award the cost of the application to the applicant”

3. The brief facts of the case are that the The applicant was initially appointed to the post of Assistant/Superintendent on 06.03.1980 in the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) at Agra, which functioned under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles and was later transferred to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. He joined service in the pay scale of Rs. 470-750 and rendered continuous, satisfactory, and unblemished service until his superannuation. Notably, the applicant did not receive any regular promotion throughout his entire service career. To address the issue of stagnation faced by employees due to lack of regular promotions, the Government of India formulated the Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme and its successor, the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme. These schemes are designed to provide financial upgradation upon completion of 12, 24, and 30 years of service without a regular promotion, thereby offering relief from career stagnation. In the applicant's case, he completed 24 years of regular and satisfactory service on 06.03.2004, thereby becoming eligible for the 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme. However, the official order granting this 2nd ACP was issued belatedly on 28.03.2014, a full decade after his entitlement and after his retirement from service. Subsequently, upon completion of 30 years of regular service on 06.03.2010, the applicant became eligible for the 3rd financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme. While an order was issued granting this 3rd MACP with effect from 06.03.2