CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH HYDERABAD, this the 13^th day of February, 2025 Hon’ble Dr. Lata Baswaraj Patne, Judicial Member Hon’ble Mr. Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi, Administrative Member D. Abdul Roufe, S/o. Mabu Saheb, Aged about 60 years, Occ: Retired Senior Auditor, O/o. Accountant General (Audit), Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004, R/o. H. No. 51-206-5-1, Ravindranagar, Kadapa – 516003, Andhra Pradesh.

...Applicant (By Advocate: Dr. A. Raghu Kumar)

Vs.

1. The Union of India, Rep. by its Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 9, Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi.

2. The Accountant General (Audit), Telangana, Saifabad, Hyderabad -4.

3. The Deputy Accountant General (Admn), O/o. Accountant General (Audit), Telangana, Saifabad, Hyderabad -4.

... Respondents (By Advocate: Mrs. Rachna Kumari, SC for IA & AD)

ORAL ORDER

(As per Hon’ble Dr.Lata Baswaraj Patne, Judicial Member)

The applicant filed the OA seeking the following relief:

“…to call for the records pertaining to the impugned Lr. No. AG (Audit)/PS/Admn.III/Pen.II/2022-23/34 dated 31.01.2023 rejecting the claim of the applicant for grant of benefits under Old Pension Scheme and declare the same as illegal, arbitrary and