Rajesh Kumar And ORS. v. Union Of India And ORS.

$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13382/2019 RAJESH KUMAR AND ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Ms. Suman Doval, Mr. Amit Kukshal, and Mr. Hari Krishna, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, Sr. Government Counsel and Ms. Bushra Waseem, Advocate.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

O R D E R

% 18.12.2019 C.M. APPL. 54314/2019 (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 13382/2019

2. Notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel for the Respondents.

3. The prayers in the present petition stand covered by the decision of this Court dated 13th September, 2019, as modified by an order dated 18th September, 2019, in W.P. (C) 8203/2019 (Ex. HC/GD Prahalad v. Union of India and batch).

4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with the following directions: (i) The Petitioners will be granted the benefit of 2nd financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme from the date of their having completed 20 years of regular service, till the date of their next promotion; (ii) The Petitioners will be granted the benefit of 3rd financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme from the date of their having completed 30 years of regular service till the date of their next promotion; (iii) The Petitioners will be placed in the appropriate pay scale of SI/HC etc. as the case may be (for eg. in the case of SIs Rs. 9300 - 34800 with grade pay of 4200) from the date of completion of 30 years of regular service till the date of their next promotion; and, (iv) The appropriate orders will be issued and arrears will be paid to the Petitioners within a period of 12 weeks, failing which the Respondents will be liable to pay simple interest at 6% per annum on the arrears for the period of delay.

S.MURALIDHAR, J.

TALWANT SINGH, J.

DECEMBER 18, 2019 abc