(Open Court)

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ALLAHABAD BENCH ALLAHABAD Allahabad this, the 27^th day of March, 2026 Original Application No. 1280 of 2025 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (Judicial)

Hon’ble Mr. Anjani Nandan Sharan, Member (Administrative)

1. Vijay Sain, aged about 35 years, s/o Jugal Kishore Sain, presently posted as Tax Assistant in O/o Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Verification Unit), Agra & R/o 37/209, IIIrd Saran Nagar, Dayalbagh, New /Agra, District-Agra (U.P.)

282005.

2. Varun Kumar Kushwaha, S/o Ram Babu Kushwaha, presently posted as Stenographer Grade-III in O/o Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (AU-1), Muzaffarnagar & R/o 3C/1, Dhoomanganj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh – 211011.

....Applicants By Advocates: Shri Pankaj Srivastava Ms. Dolly Mishra VERSUS

1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.

2. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, North Block, New Delhi

3. Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Central Controlling Authority), Income Tax U.P. (West) and Uttarakhand Region, Kanpur.

…………… Respondents By Advocate: Shri Raghvendra Pratap Singh O R D E R By Justice Rajiv Joshi, Member (Judicial):-

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