1 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH … ORIGINAL APPLICATION N0.060/00467/2018 & MA No.060/00604/2018 Reserved on 15.05.2018 Decided on 30.05.2018 … CORAM: HON’BLE MR. SANJEEV KAUSHIK, MEMBER (J) HON’BLE MRS. P. GOPINATH, MEMBER (A) … 1. Surinder Singh, age 42 years, bearing pass No.9W/P/783 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Pyara Singh, R/o New Abadi Akalgarh Tehsil Raikot District Ludhiana Punjab. 2. Bhagwan Singh, age 29 years, bearing pass No.9W/P/847 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Dalwara Singh, R/o Village Akalgarh Tehsil Raikot District Ludhiana Punjab. 3. Mithun Kumar, age 29 years, bearing pass No.9W/P/1199 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Mohinder Singh, R/o New Abadi Akalgarh Tehsil Raikot District Ludhiana Punjab. 4. Amandeep Singh, age 34 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5698 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Piara Singh, R/o VPO Littar Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 5. Mewa Singh, age 38 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/778 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Major Singh, R/o UPO Rattowal, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 6. Avtar Singh, age 38 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/791 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Bhajan Singh, R/o VPO Sujapur, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana Punjab. 7. Gurpreet Singh, age 29 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/706 as Diesel Set Operator and Elect. S/o VPO Toosa, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 8. Rajvir Singh, age 30 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1236 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Kirpal Singh, R/o Village Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 2 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) 9. Lakhvir Singh, age 30 years, bearing pass no.9W/P-750 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Harbans Singh, R/o VPO Rattowal, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 10. Ranjit Singh, age 38 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/648 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Bant Singh, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 11. Anish Kumar, age 25 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5928 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Soba Ram, R/o MES Colony Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 12. Kamaljit Singh, age 30 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1222 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Joginder Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 13. Palwinder Singh, age 49 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5700 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Pritam Singh, R/o Village Bhamal PO Sidwan Bet, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana. 14. Kuldeep Singh, age 34 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/704 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Darshan Singh, R/o Village Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 15. Bhagwan Singh, age 36 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/835 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Sohan Singh, R/o VPO Binjal, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 16. Vishal Kumar, age 33 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/944 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Jagdish Kumar, R/o New Badi Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 17. Jot Saroop Singh, age 25 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5419 as Diesel Set Operator, S/o Sukhdev Singh, R/o VPO Toosa, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 18. Harpreet Singh, age 25 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5634 as Diesel Set Operator son of Kewal Singh, R/o VPO Burj Hari Singh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 19. Harmandeep Singh, age 23 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1226 as Diesel Set Operator son of Avtar Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 3 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) 20. Rajwant Singh, age 49 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/980 as Diesel Set Operator son of Manmohan Singh, R/o BNWE Abadi Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 21. Jabarjang Singh, age 30 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5635 as Diesel Set Operator son of Lakhvir Singh, R/o VPO Sudhar, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 22. Satnam Singh, age 26 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5951 as Diesel Set Operator son of Sewa Singh, R/o VPO Sodhiwal, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana Punjab. 23. Gurpreet Singh, age 30 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/945 as Diesel Set Operator son of Ajmer Singh, R/o VPO Chaukuman, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana Punjab. 24. Gurdeep Singh, age 26 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5945 as Diesel Set Operator and Electrician son of Ranjit Singh, R/o VPO Manuke Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana Punjab. 25. Pardeep Singh, age 28 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5944 as Diesel Set Operator son of Ranjit Singh, R/o VPO Manuke, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana Punjab. 26. Ajmer Singh, age 37 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/921 as Diesel Set Operator son of Gurcharan Singh, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 27. Pardeep Singh, age 23 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/987 as Diesel Set Operator son of Jasvir Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 28. Jarnail Singh, age 26 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1243 as Diesel Set Operator son of Jagga Singh, r/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 29. Amit Kumar, age 34 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/714 as Diesel Set Operator son of Ashok Kumar, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 30. Gagandeep Singh, age 23 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5823 as Diesel Set Operator son of Roop Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 4 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) 31. Ashok Kumar, age 38 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5671 as Diesel Set Operator son of Madan Lal, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 32. Boota Singh, age 32 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1234 as Diesel Set Operator son of Kirpal Singh, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 33. Jogesh Lal, age 25 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/6501 as Plump Operator son of Babul Lal, R/o New Abadi Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 34. Sanjeev Kumar, age 29 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/5663 as Pump Operator son of Ram Bahadur, R/o MES Colony Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 35. Sukhwinder Singh, age 31 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/629 as Pump Operator son of Shingara Singh, R/o VPO Rattowal, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 36. Suraj Parkash, age 28 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/751 as Pump Operator son of Ram Avtar, R/o MES Colony Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 37. Charanjit Singh, age 31 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/813 as Pump Operator son of Brijpal, R/o Village Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 38. Hari Parkash, age 49 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/871 as Pump Operator son of Ram Baksh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 39. Balwant Singh, age 21 years, bearing pass no.9W/T/5661 as Pump Operator son of Darshan Singh, R/o VPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 40. Chamkaur Singh, age 43 years, bearing pass no.9W/T/5901 as Pump Operator son of Manmohan Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 41. Gurjit Singh, age 25 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1204 as Pump Operator son of Hari Singh, R/oVPO Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 5 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) 42. Inderjit Singh, age 27 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/867 as Pump Operator son of Nachhattar Singh, R/o VPO Leel, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 43. Beant Singh, age 33 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/643 as Pump Operator son of Darshan Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 44. Balvir Singh, age 47 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1197 as Diesel Set Operator son of Ajit Singh, R/o VPO Rattowal, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 45. Kulwinder Singh, age 24 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1237 as Sewage Pump Operator son of Bahadur Singh, R/o VPO Heran, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 46. Baljit Singh, age 40 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/793 as Sewage Pump Operator son of Santokh Singh, R/o Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 47. Prabhjot Singh, age 28 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/6503 as Diesel Set Operator son of Lakhvir Singh, R/o VPO Sudhar, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 48. Shinderpal Singh, age 39 years, bearing pass no.9W/T/5873 as AC Plant Operator son of Manmohan Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 49. Gagan, age 20 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/1205 as Pump Operator son of Kanojia, R/o New Abadi Akalgarh, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. 50. Balwinder Singh, age 54 years, bearing pass no.9W/P/980 as Diesel Set Operator son of Pritam Singh, R/o VPO Halwara, Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana Punjab. (Group-D employees). .…APPLICANTS (Present: Mr. Amit Sharma, Advocate) VERSUS 1. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Labour, South Block, Central Secretariat, Rajpath Marg E-Block, New Delhi 110011. 6 (OA No.060/00467/2018 & MA) 2. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South Block, Central Secretariat, Rajpath Marg E-Block, New Delhi 110011. 3. Military Engineer Service, Engineer-in-Chief Branch, Army Head Quarter, Kashmir House, DHQ, PO, New Delhi-110011. 4.