CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK BENCH OA No. 47 OF 2024 Reserved on :07.04.2026 Pronounced on :08.04.2026 Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Mishra, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Pramod Kumar Das, Member (A)

1. Janaki Prasad Mohapatra, aged about 56 years, S/o Late Judhistra Mohapatra, At/PO Tirtol, PS Tirtol, Dist Jagatsinghpur, At present working as Floor Assistant, Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda, 751005.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India represented through its Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, BA )P), Section, A Wing Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001.

2. Director General Doordarshan, Govt. of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi 110001.

3. Additional Director General (P), Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar, PO Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda 751005.

4. Deputy Director General (P), Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar, PO Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda 751005.

5. Additional Director, CGHS, Unit IV, Bhubaneswar, Dist Khurda 751001.

……Respondents For the applicant : Mr. D P Dhalsamant, counsel Signed By:CF SAoDrIS tHhe respondents: Ms. S B Das, counsel O R D E