CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHENNAI BENCH O.A. No.310/00260 of 2024 DATED WEDNESDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE CORAM :

HON'BLE MS. VEENA KOTHAVALE, MEMBER (J)

HON'BLE MR. SISIR KUMAR RATHO, MEMBER(A)

1. V. Haridasan, Aged 58 years, S/o. Late Shri K. Madhavan Nair, Senior Translation officer, Heavy Vehicles Factory, Unit of AVNL A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai-600 054;

2. Shri T. Nandagopalan, Aged 54 years, S/o. Late Shri S. Thirunavukkarasu, Senior Translation Officer, Heavy Vehicles Factory, Unit of AVNL, A Government of India Enterprise, Avadi, Chennai-600 054;

3. Smt. Meera Roy, Aged 59 years, D/o. Late Shri M.K. Raman, Senior Translation Officer, Cordite Factory, Unit of Munitions India Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Aravankadu 643 202 The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu;

4. Shri M. Anandapadmanabha Bhatt, Aged 50 years, S/o. Late Shri G. Mohana Bhatt, Junior Translation Officer, Cordite Factory, Unit of Munitions India Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Aravankadu 643 202 The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu;

5. Smt. Geetha Parthasarathy, Aged 56 years, D/o. Late S. Devanathan, Junior Translation Officer, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited Corporate Office, A Govt. of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

6. Shri R.N. Ananthapadmanabhan, Aged 52 years, S/o. R.G. Narayanan, Junior Translation Officer, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited Corporate Office, A Govt. of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

7. Shri L. Naveen Kumar, Aged 51 years, S/o. Late Shri Lakhan Lal Gupta, Junior Translation Officer, Ordnance Clothing Factory, Unit of Troop Comforts Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

8. Smt. M. Koteswari, Aged 50 years, D/o. M. Doraswamy Naidu, Junior Translation officer, Ordnance Clothing Factory, Unit of Troop Comforts Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

9. Shri Gilgal Arul Muthu Thalam, Aged 51 years, S/o. late Shri A.P. Thalam, Junior Translation Officer, Engine Factory Avadi, Unit of AVNL, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

10. Smt. N. Bhuvaneswari, Aged 53 years, D/o. Late Shri N. Nagarajan, Junior Translation Officer, Engine Factory Avadi, Unit of AVNL, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

11. Shri J. Sridhar, Aged 52 years, S/o. Late Shri B. Janarthanan, Junior Translation Officer, High Energy Projectile Factory, A Unit of Munitions India Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Thiruchirappalli 620025.

…......Applicants (Advocate: M/s. Menon, Karthik, Mukundan and Neelakantan)

Versus

1. The Union of India Rep by its Secretary to Government, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi 110011;

2. Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, NDCC II (New Delhi City Centre) Bhawan, 'B' Wing, Fourth Floor, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110 001;

3. The Director General of Ordnance, Directorate of Ordnance (C&S), 10-A, S.K.Bose Road, Kolkata 700 001;

4. The Chief General Manager, Heavy Vehicle Factory, Unit of AVNL, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai-600 054;

5. The Chief General Manager, Cordite Factory, Unit of Munitions India Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Aravankadu 643 202 The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu;

6. The CMD, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited Corporate Office, Avadi, A Govt. of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

7. The General Manager, Ordnance Clothing Factory, Unit of Troop Comforts Limited, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

8. The Chief General Manager, Engine Factory Avadi, Unit of AVNL Avadi, A Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence, Avadi, Chennai 600 054;

9. The Chief General Manager, High Energy Projectile Factory, A Unit of Munit