Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi Order reserved on : 13.03.2026 Order pronounced on: 08.04.2026 Hon’ble Mr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J)

Jagdish Kumar (Aged 57 years), „C‟, S/o Late Shri Mange Ram, Stenographer Gr.-I, Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Postal Circle, Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001 Residence Address :-

H.NO. O-158, ‟O‟-Block Extn.

Geeta Enclave, Vani Vihar, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi – 110059 ...APPLICANT (By Advocate : Shri Yogesh Sharma)

VERSUS Union Of India, through

1. The Secretary (Post)

Ministry of Communications,

Dak Bhawan,

Sansad Marg,

NewDelhi - 110001

2. The Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Postal Circle, Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001

3. DOP&T Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, North Block, New Delhi – 110001 ...RESPONDENTS (By Advocate : Shri Hanu Bhaskar)

O R D E R

By Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J) :-

The brief facts of the case, as narrated by the learned counsel for the applicant, are that the applicant was initially appointed as a Postal Assistant on 17.10.1983 after completing training, and his services were later regularized. He worked satisfa