Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench: New Delhi O.A. No. 1549/2019 Reserved on : 11.11.2025 Pronounced on: 02.12.2025 Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

Hon’ble Dr. Anand S. Khati (A)

1. Sh. Dharamveer Singh Sh. Mange Ram Aged about 35 years R/o. 10A, Shiv Enclave, Main Dichaon Kalan Road Najafgarh New Delhi-43 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

2. Sh. Akshay Kumar Sh.GaneshDass Aged about 35 years R/o. H.No.109/1 GarhiHarsaruDistt. Gurgaon Haryana – 122505 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

3. Sh. Kuldeep Kumar Sh. Rajbir Singh Aged about 28 years R/o. 46 A, Harijan Colony Near T.T.T Durga Enclave, Jaffarpur Kalan New Delhi-73 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

4. Sh. Vikash Sh. Rohtash Aged about 26 years R/o. 559/31, G.No-5 Dwarka Colony Bahadurgarh, Haryana Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

5. Sh. Yogesh Kumar Sh. Vinod Kumar Aged about 28 years R/o. H.No.1076, K-Block, Near Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, MangolPuri, S-Block North West Delhi-110083 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

6. Sh. Deepak Kumar Sh. Attar Singh Aged about 24 years R/o. Village DataurDistt, Rohtak Haryana-124501 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C 7. Sh. Manoj Kumar Sh. Satbir Singh Aged about 25 years R/o. V.P.O Kherka Gujjar, Kherka, Gujjar (57), Jhajjar Haryana – 124507 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

8. Sh. Prashant Kumar Yadav Sh. Karamvir Yadav Aged about 29 years R/o. H.No.125, Sankar Chowk Road Near Bank Of India ATM, Dundahera, Gurgaon Haryana -122016 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

9. Sh. Sandeep Kumar Sh. Satyawan Aged about 28 years R/o. H.No-170, V.P.O Kair New Delhi-43 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

10. Sh. Sonu Sh. Prakash R/o. Plot No.52-A Kh.No.171, Pole No.733 Durga Enclave JaffarPur Kalan, Jafarpur, Najafgarh-73 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C

11. Sh. Yogesh Bhardwaj Sh. Rajender Singh Aged about 28 years R/o. V.P.O Mundhela Kalan New Delhi-110073 Working as Field Worker (Malaria Beldar)

Najafgarh Zone S.D.M.C …Applicants (By Advocate: Ms. Pragnya Raoutray)

Versus South Delhi Municipal Corporation Through Commissioner, 9th Floor, Civic Centre, Jawhar Lal Nehru Marg, Minto Road, New Delhi – 110002 …Respondent (By Advocates: Dr. Diwya Swamy with Ms. Nidhi Kumari)

ORDER By Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

The present Original Application (O.A.) has come before this Tribunal pursuant to the order dated 22.11.2024 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) No. 16242/2024, whereby the Hon’ble Court set aside the earlier order of this Tribunal dated 06.10.2023 and remanded the matter for a de novo consideration. The Hon’ble High Court, while remanding the case, observed as under:

“8. The Tribunal is requested to ensure that the de novo order which is passed by it is a reasoned order, dealing with the rival contentions of the parties and that, if the Tribunal chooses to follow any earlier precedent, also set out how the precedent is applicable and why the objections of the petitioner to the applicability of the precedent are rejected.”

1.1. In compliance with the aforesaid directions, the matter has been heard afresh. Learned counsel for the respective parties have been heard, and the pleadings as well as the material placed on record have been carefully examined for adjudication.

2. The present O.A. has been filed by the applicants under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following reliefs:-

“a. Issue an order/direction to the respondents to grant the Applications the benefits of salary in proper pay scale, allowances and other benefits as being granted to regular malaria beldars/field workers.

b. Issue an order/direction to the respondents to grant the Applicants the benefits of revision of salary in terms of direction i