$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20^th March, 2026 + W.P.(C) 12216/2024 & CM APPL. 50832/2024, CM APPL.

50833/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Suruchi Mittal, SPC for Union of India with Mr.

Shubham Soni, Adv.

versus NARESH KUMAR GUPTA .....Respondent Through: None.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1. The present Petition has been filed assailing the impugned order dated 29.04.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 3071/2023, whereby the learned Tribunal granted the Respondents the benefit of increment on the basis of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in The Director (Admn. And HR) KPTCL & Ors. v. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors: 2023 SCC OnLine SC 401. The relevant extract is reproduced as under: -

“ 4. …………………………. Accordingly, in view of the above quoted deliberations, the instant OA is allowed at the admission stage itself. Respondents are hereby directed to issue one notional increment to the applicants and further issue revised PPO(s) in th