Anup Kumar Saha vs DEFENCE

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O.A.No. 200/00990/2026


CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,
JABALPUR BENCH
JABALPUR

Original Application No.200/00990/2026
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Jabalpur, this Friday, the 16 day of October , 2026

HON’BLE SHRI RAJINDER SINGH DOGRA, JUDICIAL MEMBER
HON’BLE SMT MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

1. Anup Kumar Saha S/o Lt Shri U C Saha, DOB - 7/7/1954, DOR-
31/7/2014, Occupation - JWM/TMM 9382, R/o- H.No. 2677-B, Pushpa
Vihar, Polipathar, Jabalpur - 482008
2. Chandan Devnath S/o Shri S.C. Devnath, D.O.B.-14.08.1981,
Occupation- JWM, R/o - Near Mobile Tower, Shobhapur Colony, VFJ,
Jabalpur 482005
3. Birju Choudhary S/o Shri Dahu Choudhary DOB-1/1/1981, Occupation
JWM, R/o- Plot No. 656, Suncity, Kanchanpur, Jabalpur -482004
4. Sanjay Kumar Sonber S/O Shri B.N. Sonber, DOB - 3/8/1978,
Occupation- JWM, R/o 415,Type-4 Sector-1, VFJ, Estate, Jabalpur,
482004
5. Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, S/o Ashok K Gupta, DOB- 20/5/1980,
Occupation - JWM, R/o - Star City, Katangi Road, Jabalpur - 482002
6. P K Banerjee S/o Lt Shri S C Banerjee, DOB- 1/4/1954, DOR
31/3/2014, Occupation - EX- JWM, R/o - 18 Evenue East, Moder Park,
Sontoshpur, West Bengal - 700075
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7. SankarMukharjee S/o Lt. Shri Dhirendranath Mukharjee, DOB-
4/1/1953, DOR- 31/1/2013, Occupation Ex- JWM, R/o -PO Village Satia,
Near Dhankol, Digheerpar, District North 24 Parganas, West Bengal -
743135
8. Samir Kumar Bhattycharya S/ o Late Shri S Bhattyacharya, DOB-
1/2/1953, DOR- 31/1/2013, Occupation - Ex JWM, R/o - Madhotal Vijay
Nagar, Jabalpur – 482002
-Applicant
(By Advocate – Shri Manu V John, along with Shri T N Tripathi )
V e r s u s
1. Union of India, Through It's Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Rooms
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25067-25070, 5 Floor, Kartavya Bhavan-2, New Delhi, Pincode 110001
2. Director, General of Ordnance, Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination
& service), 10A, S.K. Bose Road. Kolkata-700001
3. Chief General Manager, Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, Jabalpur-482004
4. Chief General Manager, Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur- 482011
- Respondents
(By Advocate – Shri S P Singh)


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O R D E R
By Mallika Arya, AM:
Through this Original Application, the applicants are seeking
direction to the respondents to grant them the benefit of non-functional
grade pay of Rs. 5400/- w.e.f the date on which they have completed 4
years regular service in the grade pay f Rs. 4800/-.
2. The counsel for the applicants submits that the case of the
applicants is covered by the order dated 09.11.2023 passed by this
Tribunal in O.A./969/2018 (Annexure A/3) along with other connected
O.A.s. The respondents may be directed to decide the case of the
applicants in light of the order passed in O.A./969/2018 (supra).
3. The counsel for the respondents has no objection if this Original
Application is disposed in above terms.
4. Accordingly, this Original Application is disposed at the
admission stage with direction to the respondents to decide the case of the
applicants by treating this O.A. as representation and consider the same in
light of the order passed in O.A./969/2018 and other connected matters
(Annexure A/3) by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period
of 60 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
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5. The applicant is directed to provide a copy of the order of this
Tribunal along with the copy of Original Application to the competent
authority.

(MallikaArya) (Rajinder Singh Dogra)
Administrative Member Judicial Member
VK/-
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