Rk Prasad And 11 Others vs Union Of India And 12 Others on 10 March, 2025
22. That, in order to stress upon the intricacies involved in this important task, it is humbly submitted that in few cases pertaining to various Railways viz. Northern Railway tin O.A. No. 3071/2023 (Shri Naresh ARY Kumar Gupta Vs UOI & Ors.)) & North Central Railway (in C.P No 19718 28/2024 filed by Shri Suresh Narayan Vyas arising out of O.A. No.330/1085/2023 (Shri Vijay Kumar Verma & Ors. Vs. UOI & Ors.) wherein the Hon'ble Tribunals had directed to grant the benefit of notional increment to these petitioners. However, on scrutiny of their service particulars, it was found that both were not eligible for grant of benefit of notional increment owing to various reasons and also that they had not completed 12 months of service since the date of accrual of last annual increment which happens to be the main principle/primary condition to be fulfilled for being eligible for grant of notional increment as decided by the Hon'ble Apex Court vide their judgement dated 11.04 2023. Accordingly, the concerned Railways were advised not to grant the benefit of notional increment and challenge the orders pronounced by respective Tribunals before High Court. In this connection Copies of correspondence done with Northern Railway & North Central Railway are being filed herewith collectively and marked as ANNEXURE P.A-11 to this affidavit.