Vijay Singh And ORS. v. Union Of India And ORS.

$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1506/2020 VIJAY SINGH AND ORS.

... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Naman Gupta and Mr.

K.K. Sharma, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Dr. LC Singhi, Advocate.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

O R D E R

% 10.02.2020 CM APPL. 5218/2020 (Exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 1506/2020

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

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

4. Accordingly, the petition is allowed with the following directions: (i) The Petitioners will be given the benefit of the 2nd financial upgradation under the MACP scheme from the date of their having completed 20 years of service by treating the MACP scheme as applicable with effect 1st January 2006 onwards; (ii) 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 20 years of regular service up to the date of their next promotion; (iii) The appropriate orders will be issued and arrears will be paid to the Petitioners within a period of 12 weeks, failing which the Respondents would be liable to simple interest at 6% per annum on the arrears for the period of delay.

S. MURALIDHAR, J.

TALWANT SINGH, J.

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