CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Original Application No.200/00795/2024 Jabalpur, this Friday, the 12^th day of December, 2025 HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MS MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

1. Leena Jain, Age about 53 years, w/o Shri Paresh Jain Occupation-Data Entry Operator in income tax department R/o MIG-32, Old Subhash Nagar, Near Railway Crossing, Govindpura, Huzur, Bhopal, (M.P.) 462023 Mobile 9407522923 Email:- LEENAJAINIT@GMAIL.COM

2. Shrilata Nair Age about 57 years W/o Shri J Gopinathan Pillai, Occupation-Date Entry Operator in income tax department R/o A-3, Padman abh Nagar, Govindpura Near Subhash Nagar Railway Crossing Huzur, Bhopal, (M.P.) - 462023 Mobile 9926336985

3. Renu Shivnani Formerly known as Sunita Tekchandani Age 54 W/o Late Shri Kanhaiya Shivnani Occupation- Data Entry Operator in income tax department R/o 77, Airport Road, rishi Viilas, Hazur, Bhopal, (M.P.) - 462023 Mobile 9977844608 Email RENUSHIVNANI1@GMAIL.COM -Applicants (By Advocate –Shri Sapan Usrethe)

V e r s u s

1. Union of India, Through its Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, RAJUL Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 Email Id.:-FMO@NIC.IN NAMDEO Digitaly signed by RAJUL NAMDEO D Ja N b : a C lp = u I r N , , S O = = M P a e d r h s y o a n a P l r , a P d o e s s t h a , l C S o T d R e E = E 48 T 2 = 0 "3 0 8 4 5 , 0 L , = 2. Central Board of Direct Taxes through its Chairman, Shubhash Nagar Aadhartal, Andhuwa, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India 482004", T=9136, Phone=

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3. The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax,

Aayakar Bhawan, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, M.P-462011

Email Id. BHOPAL.CIT.CO.ADMIN@INCOMETAX.GOV.IN

4. Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax Aayakar Bhawan Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, M.P-462011 Email Id. BHOPAL.CIT.CO.ADMIN@INCOMETAX.GOV.IN -Respondents (By Advocate –Shri S.P.Singh)

O R D E R BY JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JM:-

The applicants are aggrieved by rejection of their cases for regularization.

2. The brief facts of the case is that the applicants were appointed as Data entry operator on contractual basis in the year 1993, thereafter they are working on the said post from past 30 years and still they are working. The applicants file Original Application No.89/1996 before CAT Jabalpur Bench which was decided on 13.11.1997 in the favour of the applicants. Thereafter, the respondent filed Writ Petition No.1974/1998 challenging the Hon'ble CAT order dated 13.11.1997. The Hon'ble High Court vide order dated 16.07.2003 dismissed the Writ Petition. Aggrieved by the Hon'ble High Court’s order the respondents RAJUL approached the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition NAMDEO No.5074/2006, the Hon'ble Supreme Court revert the matter to the Digitaly signed by RAJUL NAMDEO DN: C=IN, O=Personal, PostalCode=482004, L= Jabalpur, S=Madhya Pradesh, STREET="3850, Shubhash Nagar Aadhartal, Andhuwa, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India 482004", T=9136, Phone=

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in the light of the Supreme Court's decision in Secretary, State of

Karnatak vs. Uma Devi &Ors. 2006(4) SCC 1. In compliance of Hon'ble

Supreme Court’s order the Hon'ble High Court has passed the order dated 20.08.2013 with the direction as stated below:-

"On the respondents employees filing a certified copy of this order along with relevant documents, the department