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Union of India and Ors. v. Sangeeta Kaushik

Delhi HC10 Dec 2025W.P.(C)/17361/2025

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What is this about?

MACP Scheme; financial upgradation; pensionary benefits; consequential benefits; parity; Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench; O.A. No. 2634/2019; quashing of orders dated 23.05.2019 and 18.06.2019 read with order dated 15.06.2012; Telangana High Court Writ Petition No. 17400/2016; Dheeraj Pal 2025:DHC:4543-DB; Raksh Pal Singh W.P.(C) 6973/2024; Special Leave Petition dismissed; Union of India; Sangeeta Kaushik; High Court of Delhi Division Bench; Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain; W.P.(C) 17361/2025.

What did the court decide?

None to the petitioners; the pending application (CM APPL. 71445/2025) stands disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. ¶¶17

Union of India and Ors. Vs Sangeeta Kaushik — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

None to the petitioners; the pending application (CM APPL. 71445/2025) stands disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition challenging the Tribunal's order dated 29.08.2025 in O.A. No. 2634/2019 (allowing the respondent's O.A. with directions including extension of Telangana High Court judgment benefits, MACP upgradation and pensionary benefits) deserves to be allowed.

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Court's answer

The issue raised by the petitioners is covered by this Court's judgment in W.P.(C) 7301/2025 (Union of India and Ors. v. Sh. Dheeraj Pal and Ors.), 2025:DHC:4543-DB, wherein a similar challenge was rejected by this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

The earlier judgment of this Court dated 27.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 6973/2024 (Union of India and Ors. v. Raksh Pal Singh and Ors.), on which the Dheeraj Pal judgment placed reliance inter alia, was not disturbed: the Special Leave Petition against it was dismissed by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 10.12.2025.

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Key takeaways

The Special Leave Petition against the Dheeraj Pal judgment has likewise been dismissed by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 14.11.2025 in SLP (C) Diary No(s). 51581/2025.ratio¶¶17
Finding no merit in the petition, this Court dismissed it; the pending application also stands disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.ratio¶¶17

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W.P.(C) 17361/2025 — Union of India and Ors. v. Sangeeta Kaushik (Division Bench: Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain, JJ., order dated 10.12.2025): Petition challenging the order dated 29.08.2025 of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in O.A. No. 2634/2019 — whereby the Tribunal allowed the respondent's O.A., quashed orders dated 23.05.2019 (OA No. 2569/2019) and 18.06.2019 read with order dated 15.06.2012 (OA No. 2634/2019), and directed extension of the benefit of the Telangana High Court judgment in Writ Petition No. 17400/2016 including MACP upgradation and pensionary benefits — DISMISSED. The issue was held covered by this Court's judgment in Union of India and Ors. v. Sh. Dheeraj Pal and Ors., W.P.(C) 7301/2025, 2025:DHC:4543-DB, where a similar challenge was rejected placing reliance inter alia on W.P.(C) 6973/2024, Union of India and Ors. v. Raksh Pal Singh and Ors. (decided 27.05.2024); the Special Leave Petitions against both judgments were dismissed by the Supreme Court vide Orders dated 10.12.2025 and 14.11.2025 (SLP (C) Diary No(s). 51581/2025) respectively. Pending application disposed of as infructuous.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 17361/2025 & CM APPL. 71445/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey and Ms. Shivani Supriya, Advs.

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versus

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SANGEETA KAUSHIK .....Respondent Through: None.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN

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O R D E R % 10.12.2025

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This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 29.08.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2634/2019, titled Sangeeta Kaushik v. UOI and Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the O.A. filed by the respondent herein with the following directions:

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“14. In view of the aforesaid and for parity, the present OAs are allowed with following orders:-

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(i) The impugned orders dated 23.05.2019 (in OA No.2569/ 2019) and 18.06.2019 read with order dated 15.06.2012 (in OA No. 2634/ 2019 are quashed and set aside. (ii) The respondents are directed to extend the benefit of the judgment of Hon’ble High Court for State of Telangana at Hyderabad in Writ Petition No.17400/ 2016 to the applicants in present OA. (iii) The applicants shall be entitled to all consequential benefits flowing therefrom including upgradation

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/12/2025 at 13:07:05

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under MACP Scheme, pensionary benefits etc., as applicable. (iv) However, in the facts and circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs.

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15. A copy of this order be placed on record of OA No. 2634/2019 also.”

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The issue raised by the petitioners is now covered by our Judgment in W.P.(C) 7301/2025, titled Union of India and Ors. v. Sh. Dheeraj Pal and Ors., 2025:DHC:4543-DB, wherein a similar challenge was rejected by this Court, placing reliance, inter alia, on the earlier Judgment of this Court dated 27.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 6973/2024, titled Union of India and Ors. v. Raksh Pal Singh and Ors ., against which the Special Leave Petition was also dismissed by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 10.12.2025.

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The Special Leave Petition against the Judgment in Dheeraj Pal (Supra) has likewise been dismissed by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 14.11.2025 passed in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 51581/2025, titled Union of India & Ors. v. Dheeraj Pal & Ors. . 4. Accordingly, we find no merit in the present petition, the same is accordingly dismissed. The pending application also stands disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.

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NAVIN CHAWLA, J

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MADHU JAIN, J

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DECEMBER 10, 2025 /ys/k/DG

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/12/2025 at 13:07:05

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