CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA BENCH, KOLKATA Date of Hearing: 24.03.2026 Date of Order: 20.04.2026 Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Suchitto Kumar Das, Administrative Member Hon’ble Mr. Diwakar Singh, Judicial Member In the matter of:-

SMT. SOUMI PARBAT, wife of Shri Partha Parbat, aged about 46 years, residing at 1 No. Bandal Para Road, Jinjira Bazar, Post Office-Brace Bridge, Kolkata- 700088, and presently working to the post of Senior Auditor (Rly) Accounts 1 Section in the office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, Government of India, Ministry of Defence, 10A, Shaheed Khudiram Bose Road, Kolkata-

700001;

......... Applicant -Versus-

1. UNION OF INDIA service through the Secretary, Defence Ministry of (Defence and Production), Government of India, South Block, New Delhi-110001.

2. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, 3rd Floor, Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001. 3. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi-

110001.

4. THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNT, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantonment-110010.

5. THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLL