Jossy Thomas And ORS. v. Union Of India And ANR.

$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13251/2019 JOSSY THOMAS AND ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Renjith B. Marar, Lakshmi N.

Kaimal, Mr. Badusha Sulaiman, and Mr. Mahendra Kumawat, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr.

Sanjeev Uniyal, Sr.

Panel Counsel, Mr. Dhawal Uniyal, and Mr.

Pradeep Jha, Advocates.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

O R D E R

% 17.12.2019 C.M. APPL. 53885/2019 (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 13251/2019

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 1st financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme from the date of their having completed 12 years of regular service, till the date of their next promotion; (ii) 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 retirement; (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 20 years of regular service till the date of their retirement; and, (iv) The appropriate revised pension 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 17, 2019 abc