Prem Singh M.S. And ORS v. Union Of India And ORS

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1814/2023 PREM SINGH M.S. AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Sarika Singh with Rahul Singh, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR

O R D E R

% 13.11.2024 CM APPL. 66289/2024 1.

By the present application, the respondents prays for extension of time to comply with the Judgment dated 14.08.2024 passed by this Court in the present petition.

2.

The writ petition was disposed of by this Court vide the above referred Judgment, directing as under:

"11. The writ petitions are, accordingly, allowed by directing the respondents to grant the benefit of the replacement scales as per the recommendations of the 5th CPC to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 as against 10.10.1997. However, taking into account the delay on the part of the petitioners in approaching this Court, we direct that though the notional fixation of pay replacement scale be granted to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/11/2024 at 12:31:17

any consequential arrears on this count will be restricted to a period of three years prior to the date of filing of the respective writ petitions. The exercise in terms of this order will be carried out within a period of three months."

3.

The learned counsel for the respondents submits that there are some administrative reasons and as also the records of the petitioner have to be called from various Battalions, because of which the Judgment could not been complied with within the stipulated time. 4.

Though we do not find any justification for granting further time to the respondents, as a last opportunity, we grant further four weeks' time to the respondents to comply with the Judgment dated 14.08.2024.

5.

The application is disposed of in the above terms. NAVIN CHAWLA, J SHALINDER KAUR, J NOVEMBER 13, 2024/ab/sk/VS Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/11/2024 at 12:31:17