CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI OA 638/2017 This the 10th day of April, 2026 Hon’ble Mr. B. Anand, Member (A)

Hon'ble Mr. Ajay Pratap Singh, Member (J)

Abhijit Bhowmick Age About 59+ years, S/o Sh. Anil Bandhu Bhowmick, Working as Deputy Director (Admn.)

National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Sector-33, Faridabad, Haryana, R/o Staff Quarter No. 405, Type-4, NPTI Complex, Sector-33, Faridabad, Haryana.

…Applicant (By Advocate:-Mr. Gaya Prasad)

Versus Union of India through:

1. Secretary (Power),Ministry of Power, Govt.of India Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi.

2. Director General,National Power Training Institute, (Ministry of Power, Govt. of India), Sector-33, Faridabad, Haryana.

3. Director (F & A), National Power Training Institute, (Ministry of Power, Govt. of India), Sector-33, Faridabad, Haryana.

…Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. Amit Anand)

O R D E R (ORAL)

As per: B. Anand, Member (A)

Brief facts of the case are that the applicant was appointed as Junior Accountant on 14.09.1982 and thereafter was promoted as Accounts Officer in the year 1992 and subsequently promoted as Assistant Director (Finance) on 05.01.2005. Thereafter the applicant was promoted as Deputy