GUJARAT HIGH COURT
SONIA GOKANI, SANGEETA K. VISHEN, JJ
UNION OF INDIA – Appellant
Versus
LAXMANBHAI KALABHAI CHAVDA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. the granting of notional increments post-retirement based on service completion. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner challenges the tribunal's decision on procedural grounds. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. the court validates the tribunal's reliance on precedent for pension increments. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. final dismissal of the petition affirms the procedural ruling. (Para 8) |
ORAL ORDER
(PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SONIA GOKANI)
1. The petition is preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 1.6.2020 of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ahmedabad (“Tribunal”, for short) which has granted one notional increment for the period from 1.7.2014 to 30.6.2015 and directed to fix the pay and re-fix pension and calculate as also to further grant the arrears within 10 weeks' from the date of receipt of copy of the order.
2. The facts, bereft of any details, are as follows:-
2.1 The respondent was appointed as Postal Assistant on 21.8.1976. He when retired was Deputy Postmaster (Counter) HSG-I in Rajkot HO. His date of superannuation is 30.6.2015. According to the respondent, in the department, there was no common date of increment. After the introduct
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