$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 234/2019 ASHOK SAGAR BHAGAT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Maharishi Kaler and Ms. Rajni Suchita L., Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Archana Gaur, CGSC with Ms.

Ridhima Gaur and Mr. Deepu Kumar, Advocates for R-1/ UOI.

Ms. Tamali Wad, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Ayushi Singhal, Mr. Varyam Pandey and Ms. Palak Garg, Advocates for R-2/ NSD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

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1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution has been filed by an Associate Professor (Theatre Architecture) of the National School of Drama (“NSD”), seeking a direction to extend to him the pay revision granted to Respondent No. 3 (Suresh Sharma), who served as Chief of the Repertory Company (advertised as “Associate Professor”).

2. The foundation of the claim is two-fold. First, an office order dated 9^th March, 2005, revising the pay scale of the Chief of the Repertory Company to Rs. 12,000-375-16,500/- with effect from 24^th February, 2005. Second, the order dated 16^th August, 2018, passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 9169/2017, titled Suresh Sharma v. Union of India & Ors., where NSD stated that it