CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/00409/2025 ORDER RESERVED ON 10.03.2026 DATE OF ORDER: 17.03.2026 CORAM:

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE DR. SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A)

Chandrashekar Adiga S/o Late Sheshagiri Adiga Aged 64 years, retired as Senior Accounts Officer O/o PMG, Northern Region Kerala Postal Circle Kozhikode 673 011, residing at Sri Ganesh, Koni Road Kageri, Koteswara 576 222 Udupi District .... Applicant (By Shri A.R. Holla, Advocate)

Vs.

1. Union of India, By Secretary, Ministry of Communications & IT Department of Posts Postal Accounts & Finance Wing Dak Bhavan, 4^th Floor New Delhi 110 001

2. The Chief Postmaster General Karnataka Circle, Palace Road Bengaluru 560 001

3. The General Manager (PA&F)

Postal Accounts Office

3^rd Floor, GPO Complex Karnataka Circle, Bengaluru 560 001 …Respondents (By Shri N. Amaresh, Senior Panel Counsel)

O R D E R

PER: JUSTICE S. SUJATHA, MEMBER (J)

This application is filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) To direct the respondents to fix the pay of the applicant in the pre-revised scale Rs. 7,500-200-