Ms. Kanta Bhatia v. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 13137/2023, Delhi High Court, decision 09.04.2026 (C. Hari Shankar & Om Prakash Shukla JJ.): pension recomputation case (Kanta Bhatia v. Union of India, Ministry of Communication & IT) quashing CAT order dated 01.09.2023 in OA 3231/2019 and remanding for de novo examination; key search terms: pension revision 1.1.2016, multiplier 2.57, 50% DP, 24% DP, basic pension Rs. 8,285/- vs Rs. 7,399/-, claimed pension Rs. 44,720/- p.m. vs Rs. 21,800/- p.m., Tribunal to proceed uninfluenced, all questions of law and fact kept open, appearance on 24 April 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: impugned Tribunal order dated 1 September 2023 quashed and set aside; OA 3231/2019 remanded to the Tribunal for de novo examination with all questions of law and fact kept open; parties directed to appear before the Tribunal on 24 April 2026; Tribunal to proceed uninfluenced by the impugned order.