Central Administrative Tribunal - Jabalpur
Saurabh Kumar Tiwari vs Military Engineer Services (Mes) on 18 December, 2025
1 OA No.200/464/2025
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH
JABALPUR
Original Application No.200/464/2025
Jabalpur, this Thursday, the 18th day of December, 2025
HON'BLE JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER
HON'BLE MS. MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER
1. Saurabh Kumar Tiwari S/o Shri Ashok Kumar Tiwari, DOB-
03.02.1986, MES No. - 422814, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 19/3, HR Barrack, Jabalpur(MP)-
482001
2. Arvind Kumar S/ Late Kanchedi Lal Jat, DOB-09.03.1965, MES No.-
407156, Working As- P/FTR MCM, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H. No 494, Marishi Arvind Ward, Kanjal Mohalla, Jabalpur
(MP) - 482001
3. Ramadhar Raghuvanshi S/o Late Mansaram Raghuvanshi, DOB-
06.11.1972, MES No.- 422708, Working As- P/FTR (SK), O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No T-1/33-35, Kings Garden Colony,
Sadar Cantt, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
4. Amindra Sitaram Kohad S/o Late Sitaram Kohad, DOB- 29.11.1983,
MES No.- 422765, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur
R/o- Qtr No. 283/01, MES Colony, Ridge Road Jabalpur (MP)-482001
5. Balram Kindarle S/o Shri Ratiram Kindarle, DOB- 01.09.1986, MES
No.- 422825, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
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Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 114, Rama Residency, Ward No 66, Bhita Road,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
6. Rahul Kumar Balmik S/o Late Jeewan Lal Balmik, DOB- 29.11.1987,
MES No.- 422815, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur R/o- H No. 161, Lalit Colony, Nehru Ward, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
7. Brajraj Singh S/o Late Mukut Singh Rajput, DOB- 23.12.1966, MES
No.- 422589, Working As- CARPT HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 2226/2, Durga Nagar, Rampur, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
8. Vijay Thapa S/o Late Man Bahadur Thapa, DOB- 25.08.1982, MES
No.- 422722, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 67/6, MES Colony, Behind GE (W) Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
9. Pravin Kumar Rai S/o Shri Pravesh Kumar Rai, DOB- 14.06.1993,
MES No.- 422841, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 281/1, Mes Colony, Ridge Road Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
10. Vinod Kumar S/o Shri Raju, DOB- 12.10.1967, MES No.- 422475,
Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o-
Gaur Tiraha, Samadhi Road, Ankita Vihar Jabalpur (MP)-482001
11. Rahul Khandoria S/o Shri Jai Sudarshan Khandoria, DOB- 26.01.1987,
MES No.- 422870, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 123, Ambedkar Colony, Shanti Nagar, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
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12. Chetan Bankar S/o Shri Gulab Rao Bankar, DOB- 04.02.1982, MES
No.- 422874, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Soni Bhawan Gokalpur Ranjhi Jabalpur (MP)-482001
13. Ashish Parashar S/o Shri Ram Kumar Parashar, DOB- 13.05.1990,
MES No.- 422871, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- 16 Qtr, Trimurti Nagar Damoh Naka Jabalpur (MP)-482001
14. Vinod Kumar Dwivedi S/o Shri Indramani Dwivedi, DOB-
15.05.1984, MES No.- 422769, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 66/6, Anderson Line, 1mtr
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
15. Munni Lal Patel S/o Shri Moti Lal Patel, DOB- 15.06.1976, MES No.-
A/6490076x, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 859/59, Pratham Residency Bilhari Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
16. Jay Kumar Ben S/o Shri Ram Kishan Ben, DOB- 06.07.1983, MES
No.- 422768, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 2960, Khanchanpur Adhartal Jabalpur (MP)-482001
17. Chhote Lal S/o Shri Kishori Lal Sen, DOB- 01.01.1968, MES No.-
422485, Working As- FGM HS-I, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Nai Basti Kajarwar Jabalpur (MP)-482001
18. Omprakash Vanshkar S/o Shri Suraj Prasad Vanshkar, DOB-
05.04.1987, MES No.- 422783, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o- Gwari Ghat Road, Behind Big Bazar Sant
Nagar, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
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19. Akshay Dwivedi S/o Shri Yogendra Bhushan Dwivedi, DOB-
23.09.1992, MES No.- 422873, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o- H No. 72, Ekta Nagar, Near Vijay Nagar,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
20. Pramod Kumar Tiwari S/o Late Ramesh Chand Tiwari, DOB-
02.02.1968, MES No.- 422622, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o- H No. 2329, Raght Town, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
21. Hansraj Mishra S/o Late Rampat Mishra, DOB- 03.06.1977, MES No.-
422702, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- Qtr No 65/3, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W) Jabalpur (MP)-482001
22. Ashutosh Yadav S/o Shri Ashok Kumar Yadav, DOB- 05.09.1986,
MES No.- 422875, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 857/D-3, Bilhari Jabalpur (MP)-482001
23. Mohit Yadav S/o Shri Mukesh Kumar Yadav, DOB- 06.06.1992, MES
No.- 422876, Working As- FGM SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- H No. L/27, Panchsheel Nagar, Narmada Nagar, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
24. Munendra Singh S/o Shri Ram Ratan Singh, DOB- 16.02.1972, MES
No.- 1582852x, Working As- CARPT SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. T-68, Old Veterinary Line Jabalpur (MP)-482001
25. Goutam Kumar Panigrahi S/o Shri Krushna Chandra Panigrahi, DOB-
04.05.1986, MES No.- 422776, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. 285/4, Ridge Road, Mes Colony,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
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26. Deena Nath Tiwari S/o Late Rajbanshi Tiwari, DOB- 06.10.1965,
MES No.- 422484, Working As- ELECT HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 4008, Anmol City, Ghana, Khamaria,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
27. Amit Patel S/o Late Suresh Patel, DOB- 18.08.1989, MES No.-
614362, Working As- M/ELECT, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- H No. 723/A-1, Gurukrupa Bhawan, Hathital,, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
28. Anshul Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ram Sevak Sahu, DOB- 28.06.1995,
MES No.- 422912, Working As- M/ELECT, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Mahaveer Chowk, Sunwara, Distt- Seoni (MP)-
480661
29. Hyat Khan S/o Late Ramjan Khan, DOB- 01.08.1968, MES No.-
1579189a, Working As- M/ELECT, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 60/6, Mes Colony, Gora Bazar, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
30. Vikram Singh Meena S/o Shri Manna Ram Meena, DOB- 16.12.1993,
MES No.- 422910, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 131/6, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W), Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
31. Rishi Kurariya S/o Shri Rajendra Kurariya, DOB- 30.04.1992, MES
No.- 422911, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 66, North Miloniganj, Bandhaiya Pura, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
32. Jai Raman Pillai S/ Late Laxman Pillai, DOB- 19.07.1968, MES No.-
422632
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Working As- ELECT HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o-
Qtr No. 64/2, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W) Office, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
33. Uday Singh S/o Shri Jagdish, DOB- 12.12.1992, MES No.- 422914,
Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr
No. 287/3, Mes Colony, Ridge Road, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
34. Raja Ram S/o Shri Bidha Singh, DOB- 03.07.1967, MES No.- A-
6386258y, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. 66/5, Mes Colony, Anderson Line, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
35. Basant Kumar S/o Shri Narayn Prasad, DOB- 05.02.1976, MES No.-
422705, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur
R/o- H No. 647, Gwari Ghat, Near Ram Lala Mandir, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
36. Jitendra Kumar Turkar S/ Shri Panna Lal Turkar, DOB- 01.06.1982,
MES No.- 422715, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur
R/o- Qtr No. T-1/36-37, Kings Garden Colony Sadar Cantt, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
37. Shankar Singh S/o Shri Bacchoo Singh, DOB- 26.06.1983, MES No.-
422772
Working As- M/ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- H No. 1/10, Milk Skeem Colony, Sanjar Nagar, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
38. Kapil Kohli S/o Late Anil Kumar Kohli, DOB- 18.12.1986, MES No.-
422833, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
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Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 57/1, Near Prem Nagar Post Office, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
39. Tul Bahadur S/o Shri Aita Bahadur, DOB- 08.02.1983, MES No.-
422732, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 599, VFJ Road, Shanti Nagar Jabalpur (MP)-482001
40. Jitendra Kushwaha S/o Shri Tarachand Kushwaha, DOB- 16.08.1978,
MES No.- 423735, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur
R/o- H No. 224, Chaitanya Cityy Jabalpur (MP)-482001
41. Nand Kishore S/o Shri Vishwanath, DOB- 03.02.1966, MES No.-
422473, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. 282/1, Mes Colony, Ridge Road, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
42. Dashrath /o Shri Mangal Singh, DOB- 02.02.1967, MES No.-
A/1581187, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 60/2, Mesw Colony, Gora Bazar, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
43. Rajeev Sahu S/o Shri Ram Kishan Sahu, DOB- 11.05.1988, MES No.-
422890, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Husain Compound, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
44. Mohd Arif S/o Mohammad Rauf, DOB- 15.06.1990, MES No.-
422872, Working As- FGM SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur
R/o- H No. 2075/4, Ram Nagar, Adhartal Jabalpur (MP)-482001
45. Dileep Kumar Tripathi S/o Shri Satya Narayan Tripathi, DOB-
01.07.1991, MES No.- 422824, Working As- R/MECH HS-II, O/o-
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Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Village - Jabara Distt - Damoh
(MP)-470881
46. Shyam Kumar S/o Late Chhote Lal, DOB- 13.04.1970, MES No. -
422623, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 63/1, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W) Office Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
47. Chandra Kant Singh S/o Late Indra Bahadur Singh, DOB- 20.05.1965,
MES No.- 422543, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 285/1, Mes Colony Ridge Road, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
48. Francis S/o Late Mathai, DOB- 24.07.1972, MES No.- 422704,
Working As- CARPT HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- Qtr No 287/02, Mes Colony Ridge Road, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
49. Smt Shikha Naidu W/o Anoop Naidu, DOB- 25.08.1985, MES No.-
422762, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No 116, Bhalla Colony Gwarighat Jabalpur (MP)-482001
50. Mohd Sabbir S/o Late Mohd Safi, DOB- 01.07.1971, MES No.-
422624, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No 67, Badi Omti Ghanta Ghar, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
51. Kelash Chand S/o Late Khacher Singh, DOB- 16.05.1966, MES No.-
A/15352431, Working As- PAINTER SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 70/3, Old Veterinary Line, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
52. Roop Singh S/o Shri A. L. Patel, DOB- 08.04.1969, MES No.-
A/1581189, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. 67/1, Anderson Line, 1mtr, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
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53. Anil Pillai S/o Late A M Pillai, DOB- 09.01.1970, MES No.- 422649,
Working As- FGM HS-I, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- H
No 45, Penti Naka, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
54. Umesh Kumar S/o Shri Jagdish Shah, DOB- 04.05.1979, MES No.-
509625, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 67/4, Mes Colony Behind Ge Office Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
55. Suresh Kumar Vishwakarma S/o Late Vishwanath Vishwakarma,
DOB- 22.12.1974, MES No.- 414050, Working As- P/FTR SK, O/o
Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur Ro- Hanuman Tal, Behind Saiyyad
Baba Ki Darga, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
56. Prashant Naidu S/o Shri K D Nagratnam Naidu, DOB- 15.01.1980,
MES No.- 609514, Working As- CARPT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur R/o- Rani Gangapur Near Hp Gas Godwan Madan Mahal,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
57. Jagdish S/o Late Hira Lal, DOB- 20.01.1977, MES No.- Msc/1075,
Working As- PAINTER SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o-
Qtr No 286/03, Mes Colony Ridge Road, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
58. Ankit Kumar Shukla S/o Shri Vinod Kumar Shukla, DOB-
16.06.1984, MES No.- 414080, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur R/o- Qtr No. 67/5, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W)
Office Jabalpur (MP)-482001
59. Upendra Singh Uikey S/o Shri G. S Uikey, DOB- 19.08.1976, MES
No.- 422691, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
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Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 33, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W) Office, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
60. Raghuveer Singh S/o Shri Ram Singh Thakur, DOB- 27.12.1965, MES
No.- 471028, Working As- ELECT HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- H No. 2703, Infront Of Big Bazar, Gwari Ghat, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
61. Ankit Sharma S/o Shri Ashok Kumar Sharma, DOB- 10.11.1989, MES
No.- 422831, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- H No 54, Near Hotumal School, Ghana, Khamaria, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
62. Smt Saroj W/o Ashok Mahawat, DOB- 01.07.1972, MES No.-
422663, Working As- MASON HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur Ro- Qtr No 289/14, Mes Colony Ridge Road Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
63. Hemant Kumar Vishwakarma S/o Shri Dwarka Prasad Vishvakarma,
DOB- 27.03.1987, MES No.- 422821, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o-
Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Kundam Road, Pipariya, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
64. Bindrawan S/o Late Jangal Ram Sen, DOB- 06.12.1966, MES No.-
A/14568601h, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur Ro- Qtr No. 67/3, Anderson Line, 1 Mtr, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
65. Basant Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Nathu Prasad Sharma, DOB-
04.06.1990, MES No.- 422823, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 22, Bagwan Nagar Rampur,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
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66. Subhash Kumar Patel S/o Late Ram Kumar Patel, DOB- 04.01.1989,
MES No.- 414080, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur
R/o- Ward No 17, Khitola, Sihora Jabalpur (MP)-482001
67. Raj Kumar Haldkar S/o Late Shalikram Haldkar, DOB- 08.08.1977,
MES No.- 422714, Working As- CARPT HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur R/o- H No. 2477, Sharda Colony, Adhar Tal, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
68. Vimal Chakrawarti S/o Shri Garibdas Chakrawarti, DOB- 01.11.1987,
MES No.- 423871, Working As- R/MECH SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 2677, Parfect Pottery Gate, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
69. Ratnesh Namdev S/o Shri Purshottam Namdev, DOB- 18.10.1988,
MES No.- 422822, Working As- R/MECH HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Satyam Home, Behind Green City, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
70. Abdul Samad Ansari S/o Late Abdul Sattar Ansari, DOB- 01.01.1984,
MES No.- 422771, Working As- R/MECH HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. T-4/73-74, Kings Garden Sadar Cantt,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
71. Tek Narayan Dubey S/o Late Nathuram Dubey, DOB- 28.11.1966,
MES No.- 422558, Working As- R/MECH MCM, O/o- Garrison
Engineer(West) Jabalpur
R/o- H No. R-25, Vijay Nagar Jabalpur (MP)-482001
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72. Gopal Kashyap S/o Shri Nathu Lal Kashyap, DOB- 15.07.1985, MES
No.- 423837, Working As- R/MECH SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 746, Near Ram Lala Mandir, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
73. Kamal Deo Prasad S/o Late Chandrika Prasad, DOB- 20.06.1988,
MES No.- 510646, Working As- P/FTR SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 282/2, Mes Colony, Ridge Road Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
74. Deepak Kumar Tiwari S/o Shri Vijay Kumar Tiwari, DOB-
03.05.1988, MES No.- 422875, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison
Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- Ghana Sonpur Road, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
75. Sumit Kumar Sukhdan S/o Late Rajan Sukhdan, DOB- 21.11.1989,
MES No.- 422779, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur R/o- H No. 86, Maa Narmada Nagar, Bilhari, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
76. Sanjay Kumar S/o Shri Kamta Prasad, DOB- 06.04.1976, MES No.-
422778
Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur, R/o- H
No. 831, Sarra Pipal, New Basti Margati Road-2, Ranjhi, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
77. Ajay Gayakwad S/o Shri Maruti Gayakwad, DOB- 28.08.1988, MES
No.- 422820, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur R/o- Ward No. 8, Near St. Francis School, Gram Ghana Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
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78. Ram Kishore S/o Shri Paras Nath Singh, DOB- 25.05.1973, MES No.-
422707, Working As- CARPT HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 1372, Purani Basti Ranjhi, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
79. Rohit Prajapati S/o Shri Manager Prajapati, DOB- 30.09.1996, MES
No.- 422916, Working As- FGM SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 132/05, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W), Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
80. Ashish Soni S/o Shri Somnath Soni, DOB- 01.08.1992, MES No.-
617281, Working As- M/ELECT, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- Flat No A-13, Tirupati Complex, Gorakhpur, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
81. Deep Chand S/o Late Mangal Prasad, DOB- 01.07.1965, MES No.-
422417 Working As- ELECT HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur Ro- Plot No. 10/6, Near Amkhera Petrol Pump, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
82. Sant Ram S/o Late Halke Vishwakarma, DOB- 03.06.1970, MES No.-
422706, Working As- FGM SK, O/o Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur
R/o- Village - Majhagwa Post- Sonpur Khamaria Jabalpur (MP)-482001
83. Gaurav Bansal S/ Shri Siyaram Bansal, DOB- 18.02.1990, MES No.-
422887, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West) Jabalpur,
R/o- H No. 104, Hr Barrack, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
84. Aziz Ahmed S/o Late Khalil Ahmad, DOB- 01.07.1965, MES No.-
422404, Working As- ELECT MCM, O/o Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 1033, Nirbhay Nagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
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85. Mukesh Kumar S/o Late Ram Charan Lodhi, DOB- 19.07.1966, MES
No.- 422627, Working As- FGM SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 20580, Lal Kuwa Polipathar Gwari Ghat, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
86. Smt Ram Bai W/o Late Pancham Lal Chaudhary, DOB- 01.06.1967,
MES No.- 422789, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur R/o- Nai Basti Kajarwar, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
87. Smt Chandan Bai W/o Shri Anil Kumar Thakur, DOB- 03.05.1966,
MES No.- 422442, Working As- FGM HS-I, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 293, Star Dream City, Padaria, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
88. Vijay Kumar Gautam S/o Shri Anil Prasad Gautam, DOB- 30.04.1991,
MES No.- 422832, Working As- R/MECH SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 19/5, Hr Barrack, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
89. Pankaj Kumar S/o Shri Raj Kishor, DOB- 15.05.1976, MES No.-
155272, Working As- Upholster SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No T-1/38-39, Kings Garden Colony, Sadar Cantt,
Jabalpur (MP)-482001
90. Satish Singh S/o Shri Domari Singh, DOB- 02.08.1989, MES No.-
423879, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No. 290/15, Mes Colony, Ridge Road, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
91. Indra Lal Uikey S/o Shri Sukrat Lal Uikey, DOB- 01.01.1980, MES
No.- 422770, Working As- P/FTR HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur
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R/o- Qtr No. 130/7, Mes Colony, Behind Ge (W), Jabalpur (MP)-482001
92. Shyam Lal Katariya S/ Late Ram Dayal Katariya, DOB- 18.08.1968,
MES No.- 422660, Working As- Veh MECH SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 358/2, Parel Line GCF Estate, Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
93. Sanjay Singh Thakur S/o Late Badri Singh, DOB- 25.02.1975, MES
No.- 422689, Working As- ELECT SK, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- H No. 2336, Behind Hanuman Mandir Gokalpur, Jabalpur
(MP)-482001
94. Manoj Soni S/o Late Prem Bahadur Soni, DOB- 12.01.1982, MES
No.- 422723, Working As- Painter HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 67/3, Mes Colony Behind Ge (W) Jabalpur (MP)-
482001
95. Bharat Kumar S/o Late Chhote Lal, DOB- 16.06.1971, MES No.-
422661, Working As- FGM HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer (West)
Jabalpur, R/o- Qtr No 60/4, Gora Bazar, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
96. Smt. Urmila Devi W/o Late Ramesh Prasad, DOB- 28.11.1965, MES
No.- 422656, Working As- MASON HS-II, O/o- Garrison Engineer
(West) Jabalpur, R/o- Purana Kanchanpur Hanuman Mandir, Sidhheshwar
Dham, Jabalpur (MP)-482001
(By Advocate - Shri Samveg Tripathi)
Versus
1. Union of India, Through its Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South
Block, New Delhi- 110 001
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2. Engineer-In-Chief, Military Engineering Services, Integrated
Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army), Kashmir House, Rajaji Marg,
Defence Head Quater, New Delhi- 110010
3. Chief Engineer (Headquarter) Military Engineering Service, Central
Command, Lucknow (UP)- 226001
4. Commander Works Engineer (Headquarter), Military Engineering
Service, Supply Road, Sadar Cantt. Jabalpur (MP) - 482001
-Respondents
(By Advocate - Shri Surendra Pratap Singh)
ORDER
By Akhil Kumar Srivastava (JM):-
The applicants, in this Original Applications, are seeking Dress Allowance in terms of the Office Memorandum dated 02.08.2017 (Annexure A-2) issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi and the Office Memorandum dated 31.08.2017 (Annexure A-3) issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T).
2. The applicants have sought for the following reliefs:
"8.1 Summon the entire relevant record from the possession of Respondents for its kind perusal;
8.2 Upon holding that the Office Memorandum dated 2nd August 2017 Annexure A/2 and Office Memorandum dated 31.8.2017 Annexure A/3 will be applicable to the applicants also, command the respondents to pay Rs.5000/- per year as Dress Allowance to the Page 16 of 21 VISHAL 2026.01.13 15:24:48 KUSHWAH+05'30' 17 OA No.200/464/2025 applicants from the year 2016 with all consequential benefits including arrears of dress allowance along with 18% interest. 8.3 Any other order/orders, direction/directions may also be passed. 8.4 Award cost of the litigation to the Applicant."
3. Brief facts of the case are that the applicants are industrial employees working in Military Engineering Services (MES) GE (W) Jabalpur. Prior to recommendations of 7th CPC report, the applicants were receiving Rs.12/- per month as washing allowance for the uniform/dress. Subsequently, after the recommendations of 7th CPC, the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has issued a Office Memorandum dated 02.08.2017 (Annexure A-2), whereby a decision was taken that existing orders relating to uniform related allowance, Clothing Allowance, Initial Equipment Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance, Robe Allowance, Robe Maintenance Allowances, Show Allowance, Uniform Allowance and Washing Allowance are subsumed in a single Dress Allowance of Rs. 5000/- per annum, w.e.f. 01.07.2017. Thereafter, a clarification was also issued by the Government of India, DoP&T vide Office Memorandum dated 31.08.2017 (Annexure A-3), indicating that all the existing orders relating to admissibility of Uniform Allowance/Washing Allowance/Stitching Charges/Shoe Allowance etc. to common categories of Page 17 of 21 VISHAL 2026.01.13 15:24:48 KUSHWAH+05'30' 18 OA No.200/464/2025 Group-C and erstwhile Group-D employees of various Ministries/Department including attached/subordinates offices who are supplied uniform and are required to wear them regularly, shall be paid Dress Allowance @ Rs.5000/- per year. In para 2 of the Office Memorandum, it was also mentioned that the Uniform Allowance/Washing Allowance/Stitching Charges/Shoe Allowance has been subsumed in Dress Allowance.
4. The respondents have not filed their reply.
5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents available on record.
6. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the issue involved in this Original Application is covered by the order of this Tribunal passed in O.A. No. 200/522/2020 decided on 08.02.2022 and since the applicants are also similarly placed employees, this Original Application may also be disposed of in similar terms.
7. We have considered the matter and also gone through the order dated 08.02.2022 wherein placing reliance on the order passed by the coordinate Bench at Chandigarh in O.A. No.060/01228/2019 it has been observed as under:
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VISHAL 2026.01.13 15:24:48 KUSHWAH+05'30' 19 OA No.200/464/2025 "8. This Tribunal has considered the matter and also gone through the order dated 05.06.2020 passed by the coordinate Bench at Chandigarh in O.A./No. 060/01228/2019 ETC. The relevant paragraphs 12 & 13 of the order read as under:
"12. A perusal of the OM dated 2.8.2017 would disclose that Ministry of Finance has taken a conscious decision that in supersession of earlier orders relating to various allowances viz. Clothing, Initial Equipment, Kit maintenance, Robe, Robe maintenance, Show, Uniform and Washing etc. Dress Allowance was sanctioned and category of staff, who was to be supplied uniforms and were required to wear them regularly like Trackmen, Running Staff Railways, Staff Car Drivers, MTS, Canteen Staff of Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens etc. was sanctioned a sum of Rs.5,000/- per annum and these various allowances were subsumed, no other allowance was to be paid. Pursuant to this memo, the DoP&T, nodal Department, also issued Office memo dated 31.8.2017, which clearly provides that Uniform Allowance/Washing allowance/Stitching Charges/Show Allowance etc. have been subsumed in Dress Allowance which shall be Rs.5,000/- per annum. which shall be credited to the salary of employees directly once a year in the month of July. As per para 7, this allowance covers only the basic uniform of the employees and any special clothing will continue to be provided by the concerned Ministry, as per existing norms. In compliance thereto, the PCDA, Chandigarh, vide decision dated 5.6.2018 (Annexure A-3), clearly indicated that benefit of OM dated 2.8.2017, may be extended to the civilian of MES including industrial personnel. Again there is a letter dated 2.8.2018 (Annexure A-4), indicating that competent authority has clarified that Dress Allowance is payable to industrial/non industrial employees w.e.f. 1.7.2017. Thereafter, the applicants were granted the benefit of Dress Allowance for the years 2017-18 to 2019-20.
13. It is quite surprising that all of a sudden, the respondents have passed the impugned orders conveying that there is not even a decision as yet for grant of Dress Allowance to the category of the applicants and as such the payment of allowance already made may be recovered, as clarified by PCDA, Chandigarh, and as such impugned orders of Page 19 of 21 VISHAL 2026.01.13 15:24:48 KUSHWAH+05'30' 20 OA No.200/464/2025 recovery were passed, that too in violation of the principles of natural justice. A perusal of both reproduced OMs would make it clear that a conscious decision was taken by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi and then DoP&T (Nodal Department), pursuant to implementation of the 7th CPC recommendations, for grant of Composite Dress Allowance, instead of various allowances, which were discontinued, @ Rs.5,000/- per annum. The respondents have also not rebutted the averments made by the applicants that they stopped receiving the washing allowances from the date they started getting Dress Allowance @ Rs.5000/- per annum. Be that as it may, the fact remains that since a specific clarification has already been issued by the nodal Department of Personnel & Training, for grant of such allowance to the entitled categories, therefore, the view taken by respondents in withdrawing the same from the applicants and making recovery thereof cannot be sustained and as such the impugned orders in all these cases are quashed and set aside. The applicants are held entitled to grant of Dress Allowance and if any recovery has been made, the same be refunded to the relevant individuals involved in these cases. No costs."
9. In the instant case also, the Office Memorandum dated 02.08.2017 (Annexure A-1) and Office Memorandum dated 31.08.2017 (Annexure A-2) makes it clear that a conscious decision was taken by both the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi and then DoP&T for grant of Composite Dress Allowance, instead of various allowances, which were discontinued, @ Rs. 5,000/- per annum. Thus, once a specific clarification has already been issued by the nodal Ministry, i.e. Department of Personnel & Training for grant of such allowance to the entitled categories, withdrawing the same from the applicants and making recovery thereof is not justified. Thus, this Tribunal is of the view that the instant case is squarely covered by the orders passed by the Chandigarh Bench of this Tribunal in O.A. No.060/01228/2019 etc. and the applicants are also entitled for similar relief. Page 20 of 21 VISHAL 2026.01.13 15:24:48 KUSHWAH+05'30' 21 OA No.200/464/2025
8. We are of the considered view that the present issue is squarely covered by order passed in O.A. No. 522/2020.
9. Accordingly, this Original Application is allowed in terms of the order passed by this Tribunal in O.A./200/522/2020. The applicants are held entitled for grant of Dress Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2017. This exercise shall be completed within a period of ninty days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. No order as to costs.
(Mallika Arya) (Akhil Kumar Srivastava)
Administrative Member Judicial Member
VK/-
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