Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh Bench … Original Application N0.060/01510/2018
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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH … ORIGINAL APPLICATION N0.060/01510/2018 Chandigarh, this the 07th day of January, 2019 … CORAM:HON’BLE MR. SANJEEV KAUSHIK, MEMBER (J) & HON’BLE MS. P. GOPINATH, MEMBER (A) … 1. 359930 Sajjan Singh s/o Sh.Niranjan Singh, aged 68 years, Master CraftsMan (MCM) VPO,Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikpot, (Ldh)- 141001 2. 1245921 Amrik Singh CMD VPO Saholi (LDH)-141001 3. 366220 Satish Kumar CMD VPO Rakhowal (LDH)141001 4. 366891 Sawaran Singh Mason VPO Abbuwal (LDH)-141001 5. 362984 Balbir Singh L/Man VPO Lelan (LDH)141001 6. 355071 Ralla Singh OED VPO Lelan (LDH)- 141001 7. 361851 Balwinder Singh FGM VPO Lelan (LDH-141001 8. 311647 Chandi Ram S/Wala VPO Akalgarh (Ldh) 141001 9. 362018 Sohan Ram Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh) 141001 10. 362886 Darshan Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh) -141001 11. 362883 Sher Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh(Ldh) -141001 12. 362078 Bhajan Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh(Ldh) 141001 13. 362898 Darshan Singh FGM VPO Sudhar(Ldh)141001 14. 367660 Madan Lal FGM Vpo Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 15. 356154 Chamkaur Singh FGM VPO Tugal (Ldh)- 141001 16. 370413 Balbir Singh Mate VPO Sudhar (Ldh)141001 17. 373498 Malkiat Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 18. 373359 Dharam Pal ELC HS VPO Halwara- 141006 19. 373394 Bhupinder ELC HS MES QNO 218/3 Kumar Halwara-141006 20. 373385 Pritam Singh Carpanter MES QNO. 30/7 Halwara- 141006 21. 373642 Gurnam Ram B/Smith OP Area Q.No.209/2, Halwara- 141006 22. 316356 Jagjit Singh R/M MES Colony Power House, Halwara- 141006 23. 373398 Major Singh FGM MES Qrt No.218/6 P/H, Halwara- 141006 24. 1555378 Balbir Singh FGM MES Qrt No.218/6 P/H, Halwara- 141006 25. 608706 Gurdeep Singh PEF/MES H VPO Pohal (Ldh)-141001 26. 373365 Rajinder Singh R/M HSII VPO Rattowal (Ldh)141001 27. 373364 Jagdev Singh R/M HSII VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 28. 365581 Om Parkash R/M HS RTD Ludhiana-141001 29. 362964 Sikander Singh W/Man VPO Leelan (Ldh)-141001 30. 362911 Madan Lal Mate/ELECT VPO New Abadi Akalgarh- 141001 31. 362915 Mohinder Singh W/Man VPO Leelan (Ldh)-141001 32. 508916 Harmail Lal ELC H.No. 156 ST Sanik Bihar, Rama Mandir, Jalandhar, 144001 33. 366206 Manjit Singh S/MECH New Abadi, Lud.-141001 34. 359881 Singh Raj MCM VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 -2- O.A. NO. 060/01510/2018 35. 362968 Bhajan Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)-141006 36. 362957 Kesar Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)-141006 37. 362075 Mohinder Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141006 38. 372142 Bant Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 39. 368965 Shital Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 40. 311652 Karnail Singh MCM VPO Burj (Ldh) 41. 362873 Pawan Kumar REB/ME CN Ram Bagh Road Barnala- 148101 42. 365589 Naresh Kumar S.S.A. VPO Beindry Diwan Mohalla Distt Kaithal-136027 43. 361592 Pritam Singh RRD Driver VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 44. 356157 Ram Kishan Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 45. 356144 Jamita Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 46. 156568 Amar Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 47. 3375671 Satnam Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141006 48. 359747 Harbhajan Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 49. 374854 Gurmail Singh R/M VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 50. 362919 Sukhdev Singh Carpenter VPO Halwara (Ldh)-141006 51. 362968 Bhura Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 52. 314762 Palo S/Wala MES Q No. 218/2 P/H-141001 53. 276091 Harnek Singh CMD New Abadi Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 54. 356135 Mohinder Singh V/MECH VPO Sudhar (Ldh)141001 55. 315235 Chuni Lal S/Wala MES Halwara- 141006 56. 368934 Ram Dhan Singh R/M VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 57. 368977 Jit Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141001 58. 361856 Badhan Singh W/Man VPO Chokiman (Ldh)-141006 59. 371937 Gurdas Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 60. 362862 Babu Lal P/Fitter New Abadi Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 61. 656182 Jeet Singh FGM VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 62. 359507 Surjit Singh Mate VPO Akalgarh (Ldh) 63. 1537124 Sikander Singh CMD VPO Toosa (Ldh)141001 64. 362891 Darshan Singh FGM VPO Sudhar (Ldh)141001 65. 365621 Roop Chand FGM VO Halwar (Ldh)141001 66. 359501 Piyara Singh Mate VPO Halwara (Ldh)141006 67. 313536 Paramjit Singh Peon VPO Abbuwal (Ldh)141001 68. 350425 Kewal Kishan CH/ELEC City Ludhiana 69. 1523450 Piyara Singh EOD VPO Sudhar (Ldh)141001 70. 362912 Om Parkash Labour VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 71. 313681 Gurcharan Singh Peon VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 72. 359842 Santokh Singh P/Fitter VPO Boparai Kalan (Ldh)141001 73. 4440189 Jagir Singh Mate VPO Heran (Ldh)141001 74. 370422 Ashok Kumar S/Wala VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)-141001 75. 369274 Bhajan Singh ELEC VPO Sujapur (Ldh)-141001 76. 1243349 Madan Mohan Mate VPO Sujapur (Ldh)-141001 77. 8012697 Gurmail Singh Chowkidar VPO Sujapur (Ldh)141001 78. 362961 Gurdev Singh Masson VPO Sujapur (Ldh)-141001 79. 356158 Niranjan Das Mate VPO Halwar (Ldh)141001 80. 313594 Surinder Pal Singh Peon VPO Sudhar (Ldh)-141001 81. 362875 Major Singh OED Q.No. 220/5 MES Halwara- 141006 82. 362960 Ajaib Singh W/Man VPO Talwandi (Ldh)141001 83. 314358 Ramesh Chand CMD New Abadi Akalgarh-141001 84. 372720 Balbir Singh C/P VPO Halwara (Ldh)-141006 85. 356165 Gurnam Singh OED VPO Boparai (Ldh)141001 -3- O.A. NO. 060/01510/2018 86. 366453 Kishan Lal C/Joinder New Abadi Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 87. 368976 Ram Pyara FGM New Abadi Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 88. 373500 Sukh Ram FGM VPO Janetpur (Ldh)-141001 89. 374949 Jaspal Kaur FGM VPO Akalgarh (Ludh)141001 90. 311648 Pini Lal R/M New Abadi Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 91. 362888 Harpal Singh C/P VPO Bhaini Arora (Ldh)141001 92. 3876 Jarnal Singh FGM VPO Akalgarh (Ldh)141001 93. 311651 Ram Bahadur FGM Near Geo Office Halwara-141006 94. 365598 Kapoor Singh FGM VPO Sudhar (Ldh)-141001 95. 365580 Darshan Pal Ref/Mech VPO Akalgarh Dist. (Ldh)- 141001 (All are Group-C Employees) .…Applicants (Present: Mr. D.R. Sharma, Advocate) Versus 1. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi – 110011. 2. Chief Engineer, HQ, Western Command, Chandimandir, Panchkula – 134107. 3. Commander Works Engineer (AF), Military Engineering Services, Ambala Cantt – 133001. 4. Garrison Engineer, Air Force, Halwara, Punjab – 141106. ….. Respondents (Present: Mr. Sanjay Goyal, Advocate) ORDER (Oral) SANJEEV KAUSHIK, MEMBER (J) 1. MA No. 060/01970/2018 stands allowed and the applicants are allowed to join together to file a single O.A. 2. Applicants are before this Tribunal for issuance of a direction, in the nature of mandamus, to the respondents to grant them benefit arising out of decision dated 06.01.2012 in O.A. No. 724/PB/2011 titled Anil Kumar Vasudeva & Others Vs. Union of India & Others, wherein a plea raised by the applicants for grant of Field Service Concession (FSC) has been allowed, based upon various decisions of this Tribunal. 3. Learned counsel submitted that while relying upon the decision aforementioned, the applicants approached the -4- O.A. NO. 060/01510/2018 respondents for grant of similar benefits being similarly placed like the applicants in the indicated case, by filing a legal notice, but their claim has been arbitrarily been denied, on the ground that they were not party to that case, vide impugned order dated 15.11.2018 (Annexure A-6). Learned counsel argued that once the issue has been settled by the Court of Law, then the respondents are duty bound to extend similar benefits to the other similarly placed employees also, without forcing them to approach the Court, for grant of similar benefits. Therefore, he prayed that the impugned view of the respondents be negated and a direction be issued to them to re-consider the claim of the applicants in view of ratio of law laid down in the case of Anil Kumar Vasudeva (supra). 4. Issue notice to the respondents. 5. At this stage, Mr. Sanjay Goyal, Advocate, appeared and accepted notice on their behalf. He was not in a position to controvert the averments made on behalf of the applicants. He, however, prayed that the respondents may be granted two months time to re-consider the case of the applicants in the light of the relied upon cases and if they are found similarly situated like the applicants therein, the relevant benefits would be granted to them. 6. In the wake of above, the impugned order dated 15.11.2018 (Annexure A-6) is hereby quashed, and the respondents are directed to re-consider the claim of the applicants in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Anil Kumar Vasudeva (supra) within a period of two months and if they are found similarly situated like the applicants therein, the similar benefits be extended to them, within a period of two months thereafter. -5- O.A. NO. 060/01510/2018 7. Needless to mention, the disposal of the O.A. shall not be construed as an expression of any opinion on the merits of the case. No costs. (P. GOPINATH) (SANJEEV KAUSHIK) MEMBER (A) MEMBER (J) Dated: 07.01.2019 ‘mw’ .