(Reserved on 29.09.2025)

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Jabalpur, this the ^……….. day of December, 2025 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE SMT. MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Original Application No. 887 of 2016 Manoj Kumar, S/o Ram Lal, Age 39 years, Working as PA-II, Deputy Commandant, JAK Rif., Redgimental Center, Jabalpur.

Applicant Advocate for the applicant: Shri Ajay Pal Singh V e r s u s

1. Union of India, through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011.

2. Director General, General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters, DHQ, New Delhi. 110011.

3. Commandant, JAK Rif., Regimental Center, Jabalpur 482001 -Respondents Advocate for the Respondents :Shri S.P.Singh

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Smt. Mallika Arya, Administrative Member:-

The instant Original Application has been filed under section 19 of Administrative Tribunals Act 1985.

2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the applicant was appointed as Stenographer in the year, 2005 in the Respondents’ Department. Initially there were three cadres of Stenographer i.e. I, II and III. However, in the year 2011 cadre of Stenographer-II was merged with Stenographer-I. Th