CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHENNAI BENCH Dated this the 25^th day of November, Two Thousand Twenty Five CORAM :

HON'BLE MR M. SWAMINATHAN. MEMBER (J)

AND HON'BLE MR. M.L. SRIVASTAVA, MEMBER(A)

N.R. Gopalakrishnan, S/o K.K. Rajamanika Pillai, No.28C, Perumal Koil Street, Narayanampalam Village & Post, Kolappalur .. Applicant By Advocate Mr. B. Sundarapandiyan Vs

1. Union of India rep by The Secretary Ministry of Communication & IT, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.

2. The Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle, Anna Salai, Chennai.

3. The Superintendent of Posts, Tiruvannamalai Division Tiruvannamalai.

4. The Postmaster, Arani Head Post Office, Tiruvannamalai District.

5. The Sub Postmaster, Vandavasi Sub Post Office, Tiruvannamalai District .. Respondents By Advocate Mr. M. Kishore Kumar, SPC

ORDER

(Pronounced by Hon'ble Mr. M. Swaminathan, Judicial Member)

Aggrieved by the rejection of his request for considering him under Old Pension Scheme by the impugned order, dated 12.02.2024, the applicant has filed the OA for quashing of the said order and direct the respondents to bring him under Old Pension Scheme.

2. The factual matrix of the case are as follows:

The