Mrs Amita Malhotra & ORS. v. Union Of India & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 16602/2025 & CM APPL. 68064/2025 MRS AMITA MALHOTRA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. S.Sunil, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr.Balendu Shekhar, CGSC for UOI with Mr.

Krishna Chaitanya, Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Adv. for UOI/R1.

Mr. Shaurya R.Rai, SPC with Mr. Amit Kumar Rana, GP for UOI.

Mr.

S.

Rajappa, Mr.

R.

Gowrishankar and Ms.

G.

Dhivyasri, Advs. for KVS.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

O R D E R

% 20.11.2025 1.

This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 20.12.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, the 'Tribunal') in O.A. No. 4656/2018, titled Mrs. Veena Rani Joshi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., whereby the said O.A. filed by the petitioners herein, seeking, inter alia, the grant of pensions under the GPF-cumPension Scheme, was rejected. 2.

The issue raised by the petitioners now stands covered by our Judgment dated 02.09.2025, titled Bharti Bahuguna v. Kendriya 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 28/11/2025 at 15:44:43

Vidyalaya Sangathan & Ors., 2025:DHC:7629-DB. 3.

The learned counsels for the respondents have, however, raised an objection with respect to the delay in filing the present petitions. 4.

We find merit in the said submission of the learned counsels for the respondents, however, at the same time, as the matter involves a claim of pension, we balance the equities by directing that, for the intervening period, that is, from the date of the Order passed by the learned Tribunal till the filing of the present Writ Petition, the petitioners would not be entitled to claim interest on any amount found payable to them pursuant to the relief granted by us in the aforesaid Judgment.

5.

The petition, along with the pending application, is accordingly, disposed of in the above terms.

NAVIN CHAWLA, J MADHU JAIN, J NOVEMBER 20, 2025/prg/P/Yg 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 28/11/2025 at 15:44:43