Reserved (On 10.12.2025)

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Dated : This the 19^th day of February 2026 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Member (J)

Hon’ble Ms Mallika Arya, Member (A) Original Application No. 1115 of 2018 Smt. Shilpi Ghosh W/o Shri Arvind Ghosh aged about 62 years, Retired Asstt. Postmaster, R/o 1101/1, Satyanand Vihar, Rampur, Jabalpur (M.P.) - 482008.

…….Applicant By Adv: Shri J.B. Singh V E R S U S

1. Union of India through Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, 1, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110 001

2. Postmaster General, Indore Region, Indore-462012

3. Director of Accounts (Postal), 4^th Floor, Dak Bhavan, Hoshangabad -Road, Bhopal-462012

4. Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Jabalpur Division, PIYUPIYU SH SH Jabalpur-482001 CHACHA NDRNDR

5. Senior Postmaster, Jabalpur Head Post Officer-482001.

……..Respondents By Adv: Shri P.K. Chourasia

O R D E R

By Ms. Mallika Arya, AM The applicant is challenging order dated 28.04.2017 (Annexure A-6) whereby Respondent No. 5 has rejected the claim of the applicant for stepping up her pay with reference to her juniors i.e. Shri Edmond Tappo and Smt. Sudha Jha. She is also challenging the order dated 2