Central Administrative Tribunal - Delhi
Riddhi Mishra vs M/O Finance on 21 July, 2023
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O.A. No. 2257/2021
Central Administrative Tribunal
Principal Bench: New Delhi
O.A. No. 2257/2021
This the 21st day of July, 2023
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit More, Chairman
1. SMT. RIDDHI MISHRA
W/O SHRI NISHITH MISHRA
AGD 41 YEARS
R/O 5, YASHODHAN BUILDING
DINSHAW VACHA MARG
CHURCH GATE, MUMBAI-400020.
2. ABHISHEK PAL GARG
S/O LATE AMRIT PAL GARG
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.3316, NEAR GURUDWARA
SECTOR-19-D, CHANDIGARH-160019
3. AMIT KUMAR SHARMA
S/O SHRI JAGDISH PRASAD SHARMA
AGED 45 YEARS
R/O E-155, 2ND FLOOR, GREATER KAILASH-2
NEW DELHI-110048.
4. Ms. AMRITA SINGH
D/O SHRI RAJESHWAR SINGH
AGED 44 YEARS
R/O A-19, CASSI METHA
NARAYAN DHABOLKAR MARG
NAPEANSEA ROAD
MUMBAI-400006.
5. ANIL DHAKA
S/O SHRI HANUMAN SINGH DHAKA
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O 20/74, KAVERI PATH
SAFIRE INN LANE
MANSAROVAR
JAIPUR
RAJASTHAN-302020.
6. ANKUSH KAPOOR
S/O SHRI B S KAPOOR
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AGED 44 YEARS
R/O D-203, OBEROI SPLENDOUR
JVLR (OPPOSITE MAJAS DEPOT
JODESHWARI (E)
MUMBAI-400060.
7. ARVIND KUMAR
S/O SHRI NARENDRA PRATAP
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O A-19, CASSI METHA
NARAYAN DHABOLKAR MARG
NAPEANSEA ROAD
MUMABI-400006.
8. B. SATYANARAYAN RAJU
S/O SHRI VENKATAPATHI RAJU
AGED 46 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.506, GR EMPIRE APARTMENTS
SECTOR-11, MVP COLONY
VISHAKHAPATNAM
ANDHRA PRADESH-530017.
9. BALAKRISHNAN N.
S/O SHRI NALLUSAMY K.
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 002, SHIMSHA BLOCK
NATIONAL GAMES VILLAGE
KORAMANGALA
BANGALORE-560047
10. BALVINDER KAUR
D/O SHRI SURJIT SINGH
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 499-E, NEW JAHAHAR NAGAR
JALANDHAR, PUNJAB-144001.
11. BHARAT BHUSHAN GARG
S/O SHRI MOHAN LAL GARG
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O D-969, SF, NEW FRIENDS COLONY
NEW DELHI-110025.
12. BHARTI SINGH
D/O SHRI RG MAHAJAN
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.13, 3RD FLOOR
'A' BLOCK, INCOME TAX COLONY
PEDDAR ROAD, MUMBAI-400026.
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13. DHEERAJ GARG
S/O SHRI KRISHAN GARG
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O 461, SUNHERI BAGH APARTEMNTS
SECTOR-13, ROHINI
DELHI-110085.
14. GARGI SHARMA GOEL
D/O SHRI RAJ KUMAR SHARMA
AGED 40 YEARS
R/O 783, 1ST FLOOR, NIKKA SINGH BLOCK
ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE
NEW DELHI-110049.
15. I. JAMIR
S/O SHRI L S JAMIR
AGED 40 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.164
LANDMARK COLONY
DIMAPUR
NAGALAND-797112
16.ILA MAHENDRASINH PARMAR
D/O SHRI GOVINDBHAI P. PARMAR
AGED 46 YEARS
R/O E-131, DHARTI TENAMENT
NEAR PUSHPAK TENAMENT
POONAM NAGAR ROAD
SAMA, VADODARA
GUJARAT-390024.
17. K. CHANDRIKA
D/O SHRI Y B KRISHNA
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 4314 (OLD NO.1044), 3RD FLOOR
VHBCS LAYOUT
GIRINAGAR 4TH PHASE
BSK 1ST STAGE
BENGALURU-560085
18. KC SELVAMANI
S/O SHIR C CHELLAMUTHU
AGED 45 YEARS
R/O 2-B, PURNIMA APARTMENT
DAE QUARTERS
BG KHER MARG
MALABAR HILLS
MUMBAI-400006.
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19. KATRAGADDA HARITHA
S/O SHRI K RAMACHANDRA RAO
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O A-102, MANTRI SAROVAR
SECTOR-4, HSR LAYOUT
BANGALORE-560102.
20. KIRAN KATTA
D/O SHRI MOHAN RAO KATTA
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O 4TH FLOOR, AISHVEE PRIDE
PLOT NO.69, PRASHASAN NAGAR ROAD
NO.72, JUBILEE HILLS
HYDERABAD-500033
21. MK BIJU
S/O DR. S MALLAIAH
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 1857, 7TH CROSS
JUDICIAL LAYOUT (NEAR YALAHANKA)
BANGALORE-560065.
22. MAHESH KUMAR
S/O SHRI RAMESHWAR DAYAL
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O F-141, RIDGEWOOD ESTATE
DLF PHASE-4, GURUGRAM
HARYANA-122009.
23. MALLIKARJUN UTTURE
S/O SHRI MAHALINGAPPA UTTURE
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O B-702, RAJASVA AAYKAR AWAS
PLOT NO.R-4C, G BLOCK, BKC
BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI-400051.
24. MANISHA KINNU
D/O SHRI S M KINNU
AGED 44 YEARS
R/O B-121, PANDARA ROAD
NEW DELHI-110003.
25. MANJEET SINGH
S/O SHRI MOHAN SINGH
AGED 45 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.19, TYPE-V
INCOME TAX COLONY
SECTOR-3, G B BLOCK
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SALT LAKE, KOLKATA-700097.
26. MAURYA PRATAP
S/O DR. ONKAR PRASAD SINGH
AGED 44 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.3, FACULTY RESIDENCE
TYPE-IV SPECIAL
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DIRECT TAXES
CHINDWARA ROAD
NAGPUR-440030
27. MRINALINI KAUR SAPRA
D/O SHRI JAGJIT SINGH SAPRA
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O A-65, IFS APARTMENTS
MAYUR VIHAR, PHASE-I
NEW DELHI-110091.
28. MUKUNDRAJ CHATE
S/O SHRI MARUTI RAO CHATE
AGED 48 YEARS
R/O B-23, INCOME TAX COLONY
PEDDER ROAD
BEHIND JASLOK HOSPITAL
MUMBAI-400026.
29. NEHA CHAUDHARY
D/O SHRI TS CHAUDHARY
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.66, BLOCK C-2
SUSHANT LOK-1
GURUGRAM, HARYANA-122002.
30. NONGOTHUNG JUNGIO
S/O SHRI ZANBENTHUNG JUNGIO
AGED 45 YEARS
R/O QTR. NO.13, TYPE-5
INCOME TAX COLONY
SECTOR-3, G B BLOCK
SALT LAKE, KOLKATA-700097.
31. PRAJNA PARAMITA
D/O LATE BRAJARAJ SAMANTARAY
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O B-95, GROUND FLOOR
BEHIND MAIN MARKET
MALVIYA NAGAR
NEW DELHI-110017
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32. PRASHANT GADEKAR
S/O SHRI PANDURANG GADEKAR
AGED 49 YEARS
R/O SALITAIRE-5, FLAT NO.704
BIBWEWADI
KONDHWA ROAD
MARKET YARD, PUNE-411037
33. PUJA RAJ
D/O SHRI JAWAHAR LAL RAJVANSHI
AGED 46 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.T-2/201, TOWER-2
ELDECO ETERNIYA, MADIYAON
SITAPUR ROAD
LUCKNOW, UP-226021.
34. RAJESH KUMAR
S/O SHRI YAMUNA PRASAD
AGAED 47 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.1502, RICHMOND TOWER
OMAXE HILLS 1
SURAJKUND ROAD
ANANGPUR CHOWK
SECTOR-43, FARIDABAD
HARYANA-121009.
35. RAJESH KUMAR DHANESTA
S/O SHRI KANHIYA LAL DHANESTA
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.1120, SECTOR-15
NEAR GEETA MANDIR
FARIDABAD, HARYANA-121007.
36. RAJESH OJHA
S/O SHRI NATHULAL OJHA
AGED 44 YEARS
R/O A-14, CASSI MEETHA
NARAYAN DHABOLKAR MARG
NAPEAN SEA ROAD
MUMBAI-400006.
37. RAVINDER SINDHU
S/O SHRI KEWAL SINGH SINDHU
AGED 45 YEARS
R/O 902-A, RAJASVA AWAS
G BLOCK (OPP. CITI BANK)
BKC, BANDRA (EAST)
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MUMBAI-400051.
38. S SUNDERSAN
S/O SHRI A SIVABALAN
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O C-12, HALMARK ROW HOUSE
PARSNSESH NESTLE
NANJUNDAPURAM ROAD
COMBATORE-641036.
39. S R KARUPPUSAMY
S/O SHRI S RAMASAMY
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 215, B1, GANGA BLOCK
NATIONAL GAMES VILLAGE
KORAMANGALA
BANGALORE-560047.
40. SAMBIT MISHRA
S/O LATE BHABANUISHANKAR MISHRA
AGED 42 YEARS
R/O A-801, INCOME TAX RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS
BKC, MUMBAI-400097.
41. SANDIP KUMAR RATAN SALUNKE
S/O SHRI RATAN HEMLAL SALUNKE
AGED 44 YEARS
R/O A-1002, GANGA MELROSE HOUSING SOCIETY
SOPANBAUG, GHORPADI
PUNE, MAHARASHTRA-411001.
42. SHASHI SAKLANI
D/O HR SAKLANI
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.4, TYPE-V, NADT CAMPUS
CHINDWARA ROAD
NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA-440030.
43. SRIKANT NAMDEV
S/O LATE SHIV PRASAD MANDEO
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O FLAT NO.A-14, TOWER-3 TYPE-V
EAST KIDWAI NAGAR
NEW DELHI-110023.
44. SUMAN MALIK
D/O SHRI B S MALIK
AGED 43 YEARS
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R/O 401, 4TH FLOOR, DUTCH HOUSE APARTMENTS
BEACH ROAD
VISHAKHAPATNAM
ANDHRA PRADESH-530017.
45. T. JAMES SANGSON
S/O LATE K SINGSON
AGED 49 YEARS
R/O ROOM NO.203, 2ND FLOOR
AYEKAR BHAVAN
GS ROAD
CHRISTIAN BASTI, GUWAHATI
ASSAM-781005.
46. VIJAY CHOWDHARY
S/O LATE O P CHAUDHARY
AGAED 48 YEARS
R/O 115, MADAN LAL BLOCK
ASIAN GAMES VILLAGE
NEW DELHI-110049.
47.VIVEK AGGARWAL
S/O DR. SURINDER KUMAR
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O HOUSE NO.219, PHASE-3
MODEL TOWN, BATHINDA
PUNJAB-151001.
48. MOHAMMED RIZWAN
S/O LATE MOHAMMED JARIF
AGED 46 YEARS
R/O FLAT A-12, TYPE-5, TOWER-4
EAST KIDWAI NAGAR
NEW DELHI-110023.
49. S. MARUTHU PANDIAN
S/O SHRI M SELVARAJ
AGED 43 YEARS
R/O 561, M S QUARTERS
AAYAKAR BHAWAN
121, MG ROAD
NUNGAMBAKKAM
CHENNAI-600034.
50. RISHPAL BEDI
S/O SHRI D S BEDI
AGED 41 YEARS
R/O D-2/342, VINAY MARG
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CHANAKYA PURI
NEW DELHI.
.......Applicants
(By Advocate : Mr.Ankur Chhibber)
Versus
1. Union of India,
Through its Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block,
New Delhi - 110001.
2. Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Through its Chairman,
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi - 110001.
3. Deptt. Of Pension & Pensioner's Welfare,
Through its Secretary,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003.
...... Respondents
(By Advocate : Mr. Hanu Bhaskar)
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ORDER(ORAL)
Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties.
2. The issue pertains to applicability of the Old Pension Scheme. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that by the Office Memorandum dated 03.03.2023 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare it has been decided that, in all cases where the Central Government civil employee has been appointed against a post or vacancy which was advertised/notified for recruitment/appointment, prior to the date of notification for National Pension Scheme i.e. 22.12.2003 and is covered under National Pension Scheme on joining service on or after 01.01.2004, may be given one time option to be covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and this option may be exercised by the concerned Government Servants latest by 31.08.2023.
3. Learned counsel for applicants submits that in terms of the above referred O.M. dated 03.03.2023, the applicants will be exercising thier option before 31.08.2023. Statement accepted.
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4. In light of the above, nothing survives for consideration in this O.A. The present O.A. is disposed of with the following directions:
(i) The applicants are at liberty to give one time option in terms of the O.M. dated 03.03.2023 on or before 31.08.2023.
(ii) In the event, such option is exercised by the applicants within the stipulated period, the respondents are directed to consider and decide the same, as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within a period of six weeks from receipt of such option.
There shall be no order as to costs.
(Justice Ranjit More) Chairman /gm/