CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/01660/2018 ORDER RESERVED ON 26.11.2025 DATE OF ORDER: 03.12.2025 CORAM:

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE DR. SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A)

M. Vijaya Kamath, Age 56 years, W/o Late Sri C. N. Ramachandra, Station Director No. 35, 9th 'D' Main, Byraveswarnagar, Bangalore - 560 072 .... Applicant (By Shri P. Sreedhara, Advocate)

Vs.

1. The Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of I & B, 'A' Wing, Shastry Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati, Secretariat, Tower C Doordarshan Bhavan, Mandi House, New Delhi-110 001.

3. The Director General, All India Radio, Akashvani Bhavan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001.

4. The Director General, Doordarshan, Doordarshan Bhavan, kavya shree k Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001.

5. The Head of Office, Doordarshan Kendra, Swamy Sivananda Salai, Chennai-600 005.

6. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Min. of I & B, IRLA, A Wing, Soochana Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003. …Respondents (By Shri Vishnu Bhat, Senior Panel Counsel)

O R D E R

PER: JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)

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