Reserved CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR BENCH Original Application No.200/1120/2017 th Jabalpur, this Tuesday, the 9 day of December, 2025 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MRS. MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Subodh Kumar, S/o Shri Nathu Rajak, Aged about 37 years, T.No. 105/13205, Trade (Welder), S.A., Vehical Factory, Jabalpur (M.P.) 482001.

-Applicant (By Advocate – Balwant Rai)

V e r s u s

1. Union of India Through its Secretary, Department of Defence, Production & Supplies, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi -

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2. Director General Ordinance Factory, Government of India, Ministry of Defence, Ordinance Factory Board, 10-A Saheed Khudiram Bose Marg, Kolkata – 700001.

3. The General Manager, Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur, Jabalpur (M.P.)

482009 -Respondents (By Advocate – Shri S.P.Singh)

O R D E R By Mallika Arya, Administrative Member-

The facts of the case, in brief, are that the applicant did Ex-Trade Apprenticeship in Welder Trade in the year 2004 from Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur, (Annexure A-3). The Government of India, Ministry of Defence, Ordinance Factory Board, Calcutta vide letter No. 570/A/A (III) dated 1