Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi. OA-4101/2015 New Delhi this the 20th day of September, 2016. Hon’ble Sh. Raj Vir Sharma, Member (J) Hon’ble Sh. K.N.Shrivastava, Member (A) 1. Mukesh Kumar Dixit, Aged-52 Years S/o Sh. Hargulal Dixit, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o 22/966, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi-I 2. Devender Kumar Khoran, Aged-48 Years S/o Sh. Des Raj Khorana, Working as Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o G-156, Narayana Vihar, New Delhi-28 3. Surender Kumar, Aged-54 Years S/o Sh. Mohan Lal Verma Working as Eng. Asstt. in DD News, New Delhi R/o RZ J-4 West Sagarpur, New Delhi-46. 4. Rabinder Kumar, Aged 56 Years S/o Sh. Dhani Ram, Working as Eng. Asstt. in DDK, New Delhi R/o R-73A, Chankya Place, Part-II New Delhi. 5. Sanjay Saini, Aged 45 Years S/o Sh. D.S. Saini, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o RZ-34 A/I Street No.4A, Raj Nagar-I Palam Colony New Delhi-45 6. Babu Lal Barua, Aged 45 Years S/o Sh. Kishori Lal, Working as Sr.Technician in DD News, New Delhi. R/o B-653G-D Colony, Mayur Vihar, Phase-III, Delhi-96 7. Yanendara Pal Singh, Aged-50 Years, S/o Sh. Durga Prasad Working as Sr. Technician in DD News, New Delhi. R/o B-428, Gali No.2 Rajvir Colony, Garoli Ext. Delhi-110096 8. Kundan, Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Mathura, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. 2 O.A No. 4101/2015 R/o Vill & PO Javli, Distt. Ghaziabad (UP) 9. Prabash Kumar Sharma, Aged-52 Years, S/o Sh. R.K. Sharma Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o C-12/230, Yamuna Vihar, Delhi-110053 10. Shashi Kumar Bhartiya, Aged -51 Years, S/o Sh. Babu Lal Bhartia, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o C/075, Minto Road Complex New Delhi-110002. 11. Dheerendra Gupta, Aged-48 Years, S/o Sh. S.P. Gupta Working as Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o I/5448, Balvir Nagar Ext., ST No.16 Vivek Marg, Shahdra, Delhi-32 12. Rajesh Sharma, Aged-46 Years, S/o Sh. Om Prakash Sharma Working as Technician in DDK New Delhi. R/o 97-B, Phase-III, Pocket-D, Deep Enclave, Ashok Vihar, Delhi-52 13. Prem Mudgal, Aged -47 Years, S/o Sh. C.S. Sharma Working as Technician in DD News, New Delhi. R/o House No.49 , Pocket-23, Sec.24, Rohini, Delhi-85 14. Bhupinder Singh, Aged -49 Years, S/o Sh. Bhagat Singh Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o 1242, Arjun Nagar, K.M. Pur-110003. 15. Somarajan K.K, Aged-50 Years, S/o Sh. A.P. Khuttappan Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o House No.456, Guru Angad Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-92 16. Guru Bachan, Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Bal Kishan, Working as Sr. Technician in DD News, New Delhi. 3 O.A No. 4101/2015 R/o BD-905, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi-23 17. Maninder Singh Bawa, Aged-49 Years, S/o Sh. N.S. Bawa, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi. R/o D-824, Saraswati Vihar, Delhi-24 18. Ajay Sethi, Aged-45 Years, S/o Sh. B.K. Sethi, Working as Technician in R& D, AIR & DD, I.P. Estate, Delhi R/o D-21/B, Moti Nagar, New Delhi-15 19. Sangeeta Sethi, Aged-45 Years, W/o Sh. Ajay Sethi, Working as Technician in R&D AIR & DD, I.P. Estate, Delhi R/o D-21/B, Moti Nagar, New Delhi-15 20. Vinay Kumar Anwani, Aged-45 Years, S/o Sh. M.L. Anwani Working as Technician in R& D, AIR & DD, I.P. Estate, Delhi R/o C-5, Dayanand Colony, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-24 21. Parveen Bajaj, Aged-47 Years, S/o Sh. L.C. Bajaj, Working as Technician in R & D AIR & DD, I.P. Estate, Delhi R/o FCA -2427, B-Block, Sanjay Gandi Memorial Nagar, Faridabad. 22. Sunil Kumar Aged-55 Years, S/o Sh. Kanchan Lal, Working as Sr. Technician in DD News, New Delhi R/o H.No. B-17, Gali No.1, Navneet Vihar Khora Colony, Ghaziabad (U.P) 23. Suraj Singh, Aged-55 Years, S/o Sh. Nanu Ram Working as Sr. Technician in DD News, New Delhi. R/o Village Bharathal, P.O. Dwarka, Sec.26, New Delhi-110077 24. Birender Kumar, Aged -51 Years, S/o Sh. Chhidda, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi-110037 R/o 536-L-15, Mahipalpur Extn., New Delhi-110037. 4 O.A No. 4101/2015 25. Dhani Ram Jonwal, Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Prabhati Remjonwal, Working as Eng. Asst. In DD News, New Delhi R/o E-2 139 Dev Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005 26. Haider Raza, Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Nasir Raza, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o 66-Gali Phatali Walikhureji Khas, Delhi-110051 27. Sant Ram, Aged-52 Years, S/o Sh. Ganga Ram, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o C-4/6, Radio Colony, Kingsway Camp, Delhi-110009 28. Ajit Singh, Aged-52 Years, S/o Sh. Bhagwan Singh Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o C-10/6, Radio Colony, Kingsway Camp, Delhi-110009 29. Dalveer Singh Dugal, Aged-49 Years, S/o Sh. Chand Ram Duggal, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o Plot No.239, Top Floor, Pkt-G-7 Sector-16, Rohini, Delhi. 30. Ram Nath Mehto, Aged-48 Years, S/o Sh. Baleshwer Mehto, Working as Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o WZ-274-C, Inderpuri, New Delhi-12 31. Ram Kirpal Singh, Aged-52 years, S/o Sh. Kanhiya Lal Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, New Delhi R/o H.No. 680, Kailash Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P.) 32. Ramesh Chand Bachhety, Aged-60 Years, S/o Sh. Shiva Nand Bachhety, Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK, New Delhi R/o Type-2, Quarter No.46, North West, 5 O.A No. 4101/2015 Moti Bagh, New Delhi. 33. Raja Ram Meena, Aged-55 Years, S/o Sh. Bhart Lal Meena, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o H.No.8, Block-9, Sector-I, MB Road, New Delhi. 34. Mangal Sen Sharma, Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Chet Ram, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o H.No.2, Mithapur Village Badarpur, New Delhi. 35. Rakesh Kumar Satija, Aged-53 Years, S/o Sh. Sham Sunder Satija, Working as Sr. Technician in DD News, New Delhi R/o 69/4B, Sec.-2, Kalibari Marg, Delhi-01 36. Manjeet Singh, Aged-58 Years, S/o Sh. Bhagat Singh Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK, Delhi R/o 2/253, Subhash Nagar, New Delhi-27 37. Moti Lal Singh, Aged-57 Years, S/o Sh. Shiv Pujan Singh, Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK Delhi R/o D-79, Kondli, Delhi-96 38. Ramesh Kumar Katoch, Aged-59 Years, S/o Sh. Gian Chand Katoch, Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK, Delhi R/o BD-1038, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi-23 39. Brij Mohan Singh Rawat, Aged-50 Years, S/o Sh. D.S. Rawat Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o 96-Pocket-I, Sector-12, Gangotri Apartment, Dwarka, New Delhi-78 40. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Aged-56 Years, S/o Sh. Diwan Chand, Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK, Delhi R/o C-9, 2nd Floor, Type-III, Minto Road, Complex, New Delhi-02 41. Prem Raj, Aged-49 Years, S/o Sh. Bhagwan Shay, Working as R. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o Vill. Junhera, P.O. Kaurali, Tehsil Ballabgarh (Haryana) 42. Ram Lakhan Singh, Aged-60 Years, 6 O.A No. 4101/2015 S/o Sh. Badri Singh, Retired to the post of Sr. Technician from DDK, Delhi R/o 2807, Gali No.6 Molarband Ext. Badarpur, New Delhi-44 43. Chunni Lalshyal, Aged-63 Years, S/o Sh. Munshi Ram Retired to the post of Sr. Technician from DDK, Delhi R/o Village Upper Batahli, PO Baza, Teh. Nadan, Distt. Hamirpur, (HP) 44. Athar Abbas, Aged-53 Years, S/o Sh. Mohmood Raza, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK , Delhi R/o 9A/104, Faffur Nagar, Jamia, Okhla New Delhi-25 45. Uday Singh Aged-54 Years, S/o Sh. Chhidda Singh Working as Sr. Technician in DD News New Delhi. R/o B-263, New Ashok Nagar, Delhi-96 46. Dharam Nath Prasad, Aged-58 Years, S/o Sh. Mahendra Prasad, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o RZ-164A, Kailash Puri Ext., Gali No.9C, New Delhi-45 47. Sunil Sikka, Aged-52 Years, S/o Sh. A.R. Sikka, Working as Eng. Asst. In DDK, Delhi R/o 15/7, Ashok Nagar, Near Tilak Nagar, New Delhi-110018 48 . Raj Kumar, Aged -50 Years, S/o Sh. Baldev Das, Working as Sr. Technician in DDK, Delhi R/o 5/56A, Moti Nagar, New Delhi-15 ... Applicants (By Advocate : Mr. Yogesh Sharma) Versus 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001. 2. Director General, All India Radio, Akashwani Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi .