CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH: NEW DELHI O.A. No. 3932/2023 M.A. No. 4462/2023 This the 01ST day of December, 2025 Hon’ble Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

KANTI DHAR JHA Aged about 66 Years (Group-A), Retired as Vice Principal, S/o Late Murli Dhar Jha, Presently R/o. A-1/16A, Surya Market Phase 1, Budh Vihar, Delhi-110086 [Mobile 98184-45952, Email ID: kdjhal@gmail.com]

... Applicant (By Advocate : Mr. Santosh Kumar Sahu)

Versus

1 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, Through its Commissioner, 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016 [Email commissioner-kvs@gov.in]

2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (ADMIN), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.

[Email: kvs.jcadmn@gmail.com]

3. THE SECRETARY, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, Central Secretariat, New Delhi-110 001.

[Email secy.sel@nic.in]

…Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. S.N. Verma)

ORDER (ORAL)

By Hon’ble Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A):

Present OA has been filed by the applicant under Section

19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985, seeking the following reliefs:-

“(1) Direct the