Union of India v. Devi Singh Since Deceased and Anr.
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ACP (first financial upgradation) to be ignored following merger of post of Technical Assistant with Technical Officer per 6th CPC recommendation w.e.f. 01.01.2006; writ petition by Union of India against CAT Principal Bench New Delhi O.A. No. 2070/2015 (Devi Singh deceased & Anr. v. Union of India) dismissed; Tribunal order anchored to CAT Hyderabad Bench O.A. No. 743/2014 (Sri B. Prasada Rao v. Union of India & Ors.), upheld by High Court of Telangana (Order dated 20.03.2019) and by Supreme Court dismissal of SLP (Civil) No. 14128/2019 (Order dated 05.07.2019); petitioner's reliance on Sh. Prabhakar Rao Thanikonda & Ors. v. Export Inspection Council & Ors., 2023: DHC: 8077-DB, distinguished as inapposite (officer there already promoted to Technical Officer). Bench: Navin Chawla, J. (oral) and Madhu Jain, J.; decision date 11.11.2025. Related matters: CAV 423/2025; CM APPL. 69563/2025; CM APPL. 69564/2025 (exemption allowed subject to just exceptions).