Union of India, Thr. Secretary, Dept. of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi and Ors. v. Kendriya Sevanibritya Karmachari Samiti, Thr. Secretary, M. P. Bagde, Nagpur and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No.4308 of 2025 (2026:BHC-NAG:157-DB), Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, decided 07-01-2026, coram Anil S. Kilor & Raj D. Wakode, JJ. Union of India v. Kendriya Sevanibritya Karmachari Samiti: OTA / overtime allowance computation by inclusion of HRA, TA, SFA etc.; parity with O.A. No. 650 of 2016 (CAT Mumbai, order dated 25.04.2018); challenge to CAT Mumbai Bench (Camp at Nagpur) order dated 21.10.2024 in O.A. No. 832 of 2021; issue stated to be pending in Special Leave Petition before Hon'ble Supreme Court; undertaking to deposit benefit in lump-sum if SLP decided against employees; no interference with Tribunal order; petition allowed in the aforestated terms. Advocates: S. A. Chaudhari for petitioners; B. Lahiri for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed in the aforestated terms: (i) petitioners to extend benefit of One Time Allowance (OTA) by inclusion of various allowances; (ii) respondents to file undertakings as to the nature of allowances and date of entitlement, and to deposit the amount of benefit in lump-sum if the issue pending in the Special Leave Petition is decided against them; (iii) petitioners to consider respondents' entitlement to overtime allowance on the basis of the undertakings.