Roop Kumar v. Delhi Transco Limited through Cmd & Ors.
Pension fixation – Delhi Transco Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Roop Kumar v. Delhi Transco Limited Through CMD & Ors., W.P.(C) 6500/2026 & CM APPL. 32044/2026, High Court of Delhi, order dated 13.05.2026 by Sanjeev Narula, J. Keywords: pension fixation; retirement benefits; Delhi Transco Limited; 7th Wage Revision Committee (WRC); 7th Central Pay Commission (7th CPC); Pay Matrix versus Grade Pay; Pay Level-13 of WRC corresponding to Pay Level-15 of 7th CPC; Office Order dated 10.01.2024; Board Resolution No.1312.6 dated 07.12.2023; Sl. No. 79-WRC report-Table-II; pre-01.01.2016 retirees; General Manager/Chief Engineer; set aside for arbitrariness / lack of reasoned consideration and due consideration of relevant material; fresh comprehensive representation; reasoned order within eight weeks; related order dated 05.05.2026 in W.P.(C) 17539/2025 and connected matters.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of along with pending application(s), without delving into the merits and while reserving all rights and contentions: the impugned Office Order dated 10.01.2024 is set aside; the Petitioner is to submit a fresh comprehensive representation within two weeks; the competent authority is to consider it in accordance with law with due regard to the contentions based on the 7th WRC recommendations and pass a reasoned order within eight weeks; if the recommendations are accepted, necessary correction is to be made in the Petitioner's pension; liberty reserved to assail any adverse decision.