CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI OA No. 1386/2022 Order Reserved on: 28.11.2025 Order Pronounced on:08.12.2025 Hon'ble Mr. Ajay Pratap Singh, Member (Judicial)

T.J. NIHALANI Ex. Executive Engineer (CPWD)

B-1007, Gaur Green City, Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 … Applicant (By Advocate:- Mr. T.J. NIHALANI, Applicant in Person)

Versus

1. UNION OF INDIA through Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) Nirman Bhawan, 'C' Wing, New Delhi - 110011

2. Director General, CPWD Nirman Bhawan, 'A' Wing, New Delhi - 110011

3. Chief Engineer. (NZIV), CPWD 20, Subhash Marg, Dehradun - 248001 … Respondents (By Advocate:- Mr. Rajeev Kumar)

O R D E R As per: Ajay Pratap Singh, Member (Judicial)

The applicant, a retired Executive Engineer (Civil), CPWD, by means of this Original Application has invoked the jurisdiction of this Tribunal under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 for issuance of directions to the respondents to pay the interest on delayed payment of gratuity as the applicant retired on 30.04.2007 and ABHAY CHAUDHA ABHAY respondents paid the gratuity amount on 10.2.2020 and interest is payable beyond three months from 04.0