CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CORAM:

Reserved on 13.05.2026 Pronounced on 21.05 .2026 THE HON’BLE SHRI SUDHI RANJAN MISHRA, MEMBER (J)

THE HON’BLE SHRI PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, MEMBER (A)

Pradip Kumar Mallick, aged about 47 years, S/o- Late Babagi Malick, AT/P.O- Masara, PS- Binjharpur, Dist- Jajpur, presently working as Sorting Assistant, HRO,RMS, 'N' Division, Cuttack, 753003.

……Applicant VERSUS

1. Union of India, represented through its Director General of Posts, Govt. of India, Ministry of Communication, Department of posts, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, 110001.

2. Chief Post Master General, Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar, Dist- Khurda, 751001.

3. Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, RMS 'N'

Division, At/PO/Dist-Cuttack.753003.

……Respondents F or the applicant : Mr. D.P.Dhalsamant, Counsel For the respondents : Mr. U.C.Mohanty, Counsel O R D E R PRAMOD KUMAR DAS, MEMBER (A):

The case of the applicant in nutshell is that he joined as Sorting Assistant, HRO, RMS, 'N' Division, Cuttack on 17.01.1996.

nd He was granted Grade Pay of Rs 4200/- under 2 MACP with effect from 23.01.2016 vide its memo dated 13.02.2016. He was drawing Basic Pay of Rs 52,000/- upto December 2018. On 01.01.2019, his Ba