CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Original Application No.203/00883/2023 Jabalpur, this Wednesday, the 18^th day of March, 2026 HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE SMT MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Manoj Kurrey, S/o Shri Bisram Kurrey, aged 48 years, working in the post of Division Account Officer Grade I at P.H.E division, Bilaspur, C.G -Applicant (By Advocate –Shri Tanmay Choudhary, proxy counsel for Shri T K Tiwari)

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1. Union of India, Through: Secretary, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.

2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.

3. The Accountant General (A&E), Chhattisgarh zero point, Raipur, 492001, C.G.

4. Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admin, A/cs and VLC) zero point, Balodabazar Road, Raipur, C.G.

5. Sampurnanda Kanugo, working in the post of Divisional Account officer-1. Through Senior, Deputy Accountant General (Admin, A/cs and VLC) zero point, Balodabazar Road, Raipur, C.G.

6. Sandeep Barnwal, working in the post of Divisional Account officer. Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admin, A/cs and VLC) zero point, Balodabazar Road, Raipur, C.G.

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