Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi This, the 9^th day of December, 2025 Hon’ble Mr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J)

1. Anoop VR, (Group B)

S/o.Sh.Raju VR, Aged about 30 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.H.No.30/B, 3rd Floor, Hari Nagar, Ashram, Jungpura, Delhi-110014

2. Sakshi, Group B S/o.Sh.Rohit Kumar, Aged about 29 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.C-2/74-A, Block-C.2, Swarn Park, Mundka, Delhi-110041

3. Bincy Babu, Group-B S/o.Sh.Babu George, Aged about 28 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.H.No.C-50, Near Gandhi Nursing Home, Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi-110059

4. Neeraj Kumar Mali, Group B S/o.Sh.Dhanraj Mali, Aged about 30 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o. 271, Kalkaji Mandir Gali, Bhatkara, Sirohi, Rajasthan-307001.

5. Preeti Mann, Group-B W/o.Sh.Lehri, Aged about 29 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.H.No.B-206 Vill-Khera Khurd, New Delhi-110082.

6. Ms.Laiju Thomas, Group B W/o.Liju Varghese, Aged about 32 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.D-15/6,Satya Apartment Dilshad Colony, Delhi-110095

7. Ms. Gurumayum Brojeshowri Devi, Group-B D/o G.Ibobi Sharma, Aged about. 36 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o.Haurani, House No.173(2nd floor)

Saket Opp to Max Hospital, New Delhi

8. Ms. Moirangthem Narmada Chanu, Group B D/o.Sh.Manaoibungo, Aged about 35 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o. Apollo Hospital Hostel, Complex Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, Delhi-110076

9. Ms.Manjita, Group B D/o.Sh.M.P Singh Aged about 32 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o. Vill. Poothri, Post-Kalanjari, Meerut-250501

10. Ms.Pooja, Group B D/o.Sh.Ja Karan, Aged about 27 years, working as Staff Nurse at RML Hospital, R/o. House No.559, Banker, Narela, Delhi-110040 ...Applicants (By Advocate : Mr. Rizwan with Ms. Nisha Sinha)

Versus

1. UNION OF INDIA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Through its Secretary, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

2. UNION OF INDIA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Through it's Director General of Health Service, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

2. DR.RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL Through its Director, Baba Kharak Sigh Marg Connaught Place, Delhi-110001 ...Respondents (By Advocate : Mr. K.M. Singh)

O R D E R (ORAL)

By Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J):-

The applicants have filed the instant OA under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following relief(s) :-

“a) direct the respondents to make Basic salary, allowances and other applicable pay equal to the permanent Nursing Staff working in the respondent no.3/ Hospital, without making any delay and discrimination;

b) direct the respondents to pay 18% interest per annum on the payment of arrears from the date of representation till the date of decision in the present OA;

c) produce the relevant official record of the case;

d) pass such other and further order as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.”

2. The brief facts of the case are that the applicants are working as Nursing Staff under the respondent No.3 i.e. RML Hospital, on contractual basis since 28.11.2015. The services of the applicants were extended from time to time after revision of performances.

3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted

that the job responsibilities and nature of work of

the applicants are the same as compared to the regular employees. However, the applicants are not being granted the regular pay scale at par with regular incumbents. It is submitted that similar benefit of same scale and allowances has already been granted in various organisations including Govt. of NCT of Delhi on the principle of „equal pay for equal work‟. Learned counsel for the applicants further submitted that the said principle has been upheld by the Apex Court with respect to the temporary employees vis-a-vis permanent employees in the matter of State of Punjab and Ors. Vs.