The Union Of India v. Narayan Pandit
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1088 of 2026 ====================================================== 1.
The Union of India through the Secretary -cum- Director General, Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001. 2.
The Chief Post Master General, Bihar Circle, Patna- 800001. 3.
The Post Master General, East Region, Bhagalpur, Office of Chief Postmaster General, Bihar Circle, Patna- 800001. 4.
The Director Accounts (Postal), Patna GPO Campus, Patna- 800001. 5.
The Superintendent of Post Offices, Begusarai Division, Begusarai- 851101. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
Narayan Pandit Son of Late Chamru Pandit, Resident of Village- Kurha, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District- Begusarai (Bihar).
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Surya Nilambari, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH) 10-02-2026 The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 13.08.2024, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna in O.A. No.050/1042/2019 whereby and whereunder the original application filed by the sole respondent has been allowed and disposed of in terms of the letter dated 26.10.2023 issued by the office of the Superintendent of Post and Offices, Begusarai Division, Begusarai.
2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner
Patna High Court CWJC No.1088 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/3 submits that the concession given by the learned Additional CGSC in paragraph no.8 of the impugned order dated 13.08.2024 is contrary to the policy of the petitioners. It is further submitted that the petitioners are at a loss to understand as to how the letter dated 26.10.2023, issued by the office of the Superintendent of Post and Offices, Begusarai Division, Begusarai, mentioned in paragraph no.10 of the impugned order dated 13.08.2024 came on record of the file of the aforesaid original application, before the learned Central Administrative Tribunal inasmuch as neither the same has been annexed to the original application nor the same finds mention anywhere in the written statement filed by the petitioners.
It is also submitted that the office memorandum of the DoP&PW dated 03.03.2023 mention in the aforesaid memo dated 26.10.2023 issued by the Superintendent of Post and Offices, Begusarai Division, Begusarai also does not mention about any such policy by which the case of the sole respondent would stand covered for grant of pension under the old pension scheme.
3. In such view of the matter, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioners to file appropriate review petition before the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna for review of the
Patna High Court CWJC No.1088 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 3/3 order dated 13.08.2024 passed in O.A. No.050/1042/2019. Liberty so sought is granted.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) ( Alok Kumar Pandey, J) kanchan/- U