Satypal Arya vs M/o Health And Family Welfare on 28 October 2026

1. Satypal Arya S/o Sh. Satyvir Arya, aged about 48 years R/o H.No.17, Sector 23, Sonepat, Haryana, Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

2. Hitender Kumar Sharma S/o Late Sh. R.P. Sharma, Aged about 46 years R/o C-4/2 Arjun Mohalla, Maungpur Delhi 110053 Working as a Technical Officer in Radiodiagnosis, AIIMS, New Delhi.

3. Subhash Ratti, S/o Satpal Ratti, Aged about 45 years R/o C-90, Neelambar Aptts, Captain Satish Marg, Delhi 110034. Working as a Technical Officer, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

4. Taru gupta, D/o Dinesh kumar Aggarwal R/o 8/225, Sector 3, Rajendra nagar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad- 201005, U.P Working as a Technical Officer, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

5. Ram cahndra Yadav, S/o Sh. R.D. yadav Aged About 50 years Resident of B-92 Ayurvigyan Nagar, New Delhi-110049, Working as a Technical Officer, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

6. Prakash Mohan S/o Sh. Ram Saran, aged about 41 years, R/o H-75/19 Gali No.13, Jai Prakash Nagar, Ghonda, Delhi-110053 Working as a Technical Officer, Radiology

Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

7. KULDEEP Singh S/o RAJPAL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/o H 114 Rajendra Park Extension, Nangloi, Delhi 110041 Working as a Technical Officer, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

8. Pushpender S/o N.K. Tomar, Aged 42 years, R/o A 806, Ahinsha vatika Ramnagar, Shahdra, Delhi 110032 Working as a Technical Officer, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

9. MD.MUSTAFA S/O MOHD TAKI Aged About 41 years R/o V&P.O BASOUD, DISTT-BAGHPAT, U.P Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Deptt, AIIMS, New Delhi

10. Chhote Lal S/o sh. Mohan Ram, Aged about 45 years, R/o Flat No.416, DDA, MIG, Metro Apartment, Jahangirpuri, Delhi 110033. Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Deptt, AIIMS, New Delhi

11. RAMHET MEENA S/o Jodha Ram Meena Aged About 36 years R/o FLAT NO. 409, Northend Tower, Chhatarpur 110074, Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

12. SHIKHA JUYAL W/o Mr. Narendra Juyal Aged About 36 years 138, DIN Apartment, Plot no.7, Sec 4, Dwarka, NewDelhi 110075 Working as a radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

13. Sandip Kumar Dhasmana S/O Sh. Dinesh Chander Dhasmana Aged about 40 years R/o H-120, Gali No.9, Rajnagar 2, Pialam, Colony, New Delhi-110077. Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

14. UDIT KUMAR S/o Babu Lal Aged About 33 years R/o B-98, Old B Type, A.V. Nagar, New Delhi-110049 Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

15. Bhanu Pratap S/o Late Sh. Mahipal Singh Nayak, Aged about 35 years, R/o 2591, Pocket-2, Sec-C, Janta Flats, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070. Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

16. VANDANA, W/o Rajan singh R/o H.no.411, Shakti Khand -4, Indrapuram, Ghaziabad, U.P Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi.

17. MANISHA CHAUHAN W/o Jatin bansiwal R/o 24-C, POCKET, A-14, HIMGIRI Apartments, Kalkaji Extension, New Delhi 110019 Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

18. Aditya Thakur S/o Sh. Madan Mohan, Aged about 30 years, R/o 121, 2nd floor, New Delhi, Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

19. Pankaj Kumar, S/o Arun Prasad, Aged about 38 years, R/o 35, Mohammadpur, Near Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066. Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

20. TARUN PHANAN S/o B.I. Phanan R/o Plot no.105, 2ND Floor, inside Building, in front of axis bank ATM, SULTANPUR Colony, New DELHI-110030 Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

21. Kuber Dutt Gaur, S/o J.P. Sharma, Aged about 35 years, R/o RZ-F 757/7, Raj Nagar-II, Palam Colony, New Delhi-110077.

Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Deptt, AIIMS, New Delhi

22. Dharmendra, S/o R.K.P. Singh aged about 41 years R/o Rz 153/3, street no.7, Durga Park, New Delhi-10045 Working as a Radiology technician in Radiology Department, AIIMS, New Delhi.

23. Kamal Kant, S/o Sh. Raja Ram, Aged about 50 years R/o P-126/A-2, Shankar Nagar Extn., Malu road Delhi 51 Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R. Department, AIIMS, New Delhi.

24. Meenakshi Aggarwal W/o Rajeev Aggarwal Aged about 50 years, R/o C-1/124,R.S.G.F, Savitri Nagar, New Delhi-110017 Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R, AIIMS, New Delhi

25. Krishan Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Tejveer Sharma Aged about 49 years, R/o A-162, Shastri Nagar, Delhi 110052 Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R Department,

26. Harish Singh S/o Pooran Singh, Aged about 47 years, R/o RZ G1/19,Meha Apartt. Mahavir Enclave, Palam, Delhi. Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R, AIIMS, New Delhi

27. Rajeev Thakkar S/o Late Sh. I.J. Thakkar Aged about 46 years, R/o 5/312, Vasundhara Sec 5, Ghaziabad-201012 Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R, AIIMS, New Delhi

28. Rekha Hasija, W/o Sh. Anil Hasija, Aged about 43 years, R/o 841/9, Faridabad, Haryana-121006. Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

29. Manoj Kumar S/o Late Sh. Mahavir Prasad, Aged about 44 years,

R/o E-58, Dindar Pur Extn, New Delhi-43 Working as a Technical Officer in N.M.R Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

30. Shashank Shekhar Sharma S/o Late sh. S.C. Sharma Aged about 39 years R/o 12, Dayanand Block, Shakarpur, Delhi 110092 Working as a Radiology technician in N.M.R Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

31. Rajdeep Ranjan, S/o Vinod Kumar, Aged about 40 years, R/o A-1/48, CHHATARPUR, Delhi Working as a Technician Radiology in N.M.R Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

32. Manjesh Pandey S/o Ram Bachan Pandey, Aged about 39 years, R/o E1-A, DDA Flats, Munirka, New Delhi-110068 Working as a Technician Radiology in N.M.R Department, AIIMS, New Delhi

33. Taruna Agrawa, W/o Amit Kumar, Aged about 36 years, R/o H.No.20, Extension-2-C, Nangloi, Delhi-110041 Working as a Radiology Technician, Department N.M.R, AIIMS, New Delhi

34. Bhoop Singh, S/o Ram Swaroop Aged about 34 years, R/o S-2, Plot-100, Khasra No.69, Chhatarpur Pahari, Gali No.2, Delhi. Working as a Radiology Technician in N.M.R Department,

35. Ranjeet Kumar S/o Shyam Sundar Singh, Aged about 37years, R/o H.No. A-33, Sutanpur Colony, Mehrauli, New Delhi, 110030 Working as a Radiology Technician in N.M.R Department,

36. Hemant Rose, S/o Sh. Ranbir singh Rose, aged about 33 years, R/o H.No.148/612 V&P.O. Ujawa, New Delhi 110073, WORKING as a Radiology Technician at N.C.I posted by AIIMS, New Delhi.

37. MUKESH KUMAR MEENA

S/o Ram kunwar Meena Aged About 36 years R/o New colony, Garhi harsaru, near hayatpur road Gurgaon, Haryana Working as a Radiology Technician at N.C.I, Badsa posted by AIIMS New Delhi.

38. Parvinder Chhillar S/O Sh. Rakesh Chhillar aged about 33 years, R/o V& P.O. Nizam Pur Delhi 110081, Working as a Radiology Technician at N.C.I posted by AIIMS New Delhi.

39. AMIT KUMAR, S/o Charan Dass R/o H.No. 4/2737, Street No. 4, Bihari Colony, Shahdra, Delhi -110032 Working as a Radiology Technician at Forensic science & Toxicology AIIMS New Delhi

40. SATVEER SINGH S/o Bhadrapal Singh, Aged about 35 years R/o 13/598 Mandoli extn., Delhi 110093 Working as a Radiology Technician at CDER AIIMS, New Delhi

41. KAUSHAL KUMAR BHARTI, S/o Shriram Aged about 41 years R/o C-84/24, Arjun Gali no.7, Mohanpuri, Moujpur, Delhi-110053 Working as Radiology Technician at CDER AIIMS New Delhi.

42. Mahesh Kumar Jain S/o Late Sh. S.C.Jain, aged about 48 years, R/o WZ-796, Near Shiv Mandir , Badiyal Mohalla, Palam Village, N.Delhi-45 Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS,

43. Parvesh Kumar S/o B.S. Verma Aged about 52 years, R/o G-543, Anand Vas, Shukur Pur, Delhi 110034. Working as a Technical Officer, Neuro Radiology, AIIMS

44. Sachin Verma S/o Late K.A.S.Verma Aged about 49 years, R/o 48, Bhagwan Park Colony, Jharoda Village, Burari, Delhi-110084. Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro-Radiology, AIIMS,

New Delhi

45. Bhuvnesh Chander Pasricha S/o Sh. Udey Pasricha, Aged about 46 years, R/o 195, Seemant Vihar,Sec 14, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad, U.P-201010. Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

46. Ashwani Garg S/o Sh.S.R. Garg, aged about 42years, R/o 13-A,Bhim Enclave, Vikas Nagar,New Delhi 110059. Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

47. Manoj Kunwar S/o Sh.Kedar Singh, Aged about 38 years, R/o 61-A, Ground Floor, Pocket-10b, Jasola, New Delhi 110025. Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

48. Siddhartha Priya S/o Sh.G.S.Gopala Aged about 46 years, R/o HI-16,F.F.,Anand Vihar,Hari Nagar, Jail Road,New Delhi-110064. Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS,

49. BHARTI D/o Dharmender Aged about 39 years R/o 503, Udai Giri Apartment, Kaushambi Ghaziabad (UP) Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

50. AFZAL S/o Ida Khan Aged about 45 years R/o H 874 Shakur Pur Anand Vas, Delhi Working as a Technical Officer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS,

51. Meena Devrani W/o Vikrant Devrani, Aged about 38 years, R/o 01, Sahara Apartment, Plot No.11 Sec -6, Dwarka, Delhi. Working as a Radiographer in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

52. LALIT DAGAR, S/o Sh.Om prakash Aged about 46 years R/o V.P.O UJAWA New Delhi 110073 Working as a Radiology technician in Neuro Radiology,

53. TEJPAL RATHI S/o Late Sh. Mohinder Singh Aged about 37 years R/o RZ J 158, Old Roshan Pura Najafgarh New Delhi-110043 Working as a Radiology technician in Neuro Radiology,

54. Shitha.S W/o Biju.A, Aged about 41 years, R/o 260/1, S.S.Lane, Meerut Cantt. Working as a Radiology technician in Neuro Radiology,

55. Subhash S/o Late Sh. Kedar Singh Aged about 42 years, R/o B-312, A.V.Nagar, AIIMS, Residential Campus, New Delhi-110049. Working as a Technician Radiology in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

56. Hema D/o Sh. Ishwar Lal Aged about 31 years, R/o Village-Kuthru, P.O-Kiyao 15/20,Tehsil Rampur BSR, Distt. Shimla, H.P. Working as a Radiology technician, in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

57. Devender Singh S/o Sh.Ram Bharose Lal, Aged about 33 years, R/o.H.No.402, H-3 Block, Street No.9, Kunwar Singh Nagar, Working as a Radiology technician in Neuro Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

58. ANITA UPADHYAY D/o C.M. pandey R/o 272 POCKET B New MIG Flats, Mayur Vihar phase 3, New Delhi Working as a Radiology technician, in Radiology IRCH,

59. Vikram S/o Late Sh. Om Prakash, Aged about 40 years, R/o 165, Nehru Market, Badarpur, New Delhi 110044. Working as Technician Radiology in Trauma Center,

60. NITIN SHARMA S/o Sh.Ashok Sharma

Aged About 37 years R/o F-142/2 Ganga vihar Delhi-110094 Working as Technician Radiology in Trauma Center,

61. HARMINDER SINGH S/o Sh. Hari Singh Aged about 42 years R/o pkt G/9 H.No. 43, Sector 15 Rohini, New Delhi Working as Technician Radiology Trauma Center,

62. HITESH S/o Ramphal Rana aged about 34 years R/o 153 Mungeshar Delhi 110039 Working as Technician Radiology in Trauma Center,

63. Manish Kumar S/o Sh. Mahesh Chand, Aged about 34 years, R/o FK-48, Near Shiv Mandir, Shastri Nagar, Delhi Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center,

64. PETER KEKRETTA S/o Late Francis Kekretta, Aged about 34 years, R/o B 105/F-1, DILAHAD COLONY, DELHI 10095 Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

65. Arvind Kumar S/o Sh. Narayan Singh, Aged About 33 years, R/o Vill. Garodiya ki Dhani, Post D.K.Bas via Pilani Distt, Jhujhunu, Rajasthan Working as a Radiology Technician at Trauma center, AIIMS.

66. UPENDER S/o Ram Bhai Aged About 35 years, R/o RZ-195/O Street No.16, Tughlakabad Extn. New Delhi 110019, Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center

67. NITIN GAUTAM S/o Sh. Magan Das, Aged About 33 years, R/o B-113, Street No.9, New Usmanpur, Delhi Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center,

68. MADHU D/o Sh. Om Prakash Gupta, Aged About 32 years, R/o B-113, Street No.9, New Usmanpur, Delhi, Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

69. Pushpa Bhagat W/o Sh. PANKAJ, Aged About 31 years,

R/O G-816, Phase-VI, Aya Nagar Extn New Delhi-110047. Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

70. SHAZIA QUMAR S/o Qumaruddin Aged About 34 years, R/o H.No.147, street number 10, Zakir Nagar, New Delhi 110025, Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

71. Nelketoulie Kuotsu S/o Kipfelie Kuotsu, Aged About 33 years, R/o H.No.204, 3rd Floor, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave, New delhi-110029, Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

72. RAJESH KUMAR RANJAN S/o Sh. Jagdeo yadav, Aged About 46 years, R/o E-26, Mansa Ram Park Uttam Nagar New Delhi-110059, Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

73. SONIA SHARMA W/o Mayank Garg, Aged About 31 years, R/o P 4 First floor Block P Pandav Nagar, Mayur Vihar Phase-1, New Delhi Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

74. Devraj Singh S/o Late Sh. Mohan Singh, Aged about 34 years, R/o 271, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029. Working as a Technician Radiology in Trauma center, AIIMS, New Delhi.

75. Sanjay Kumar S/o Sh. Jagdish Das, Aged About 33 years, R/o E-47 Vishwas Park Uttam Nagar, New Delhi 110059 Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

76. T.T. Hraisia S/o T.T. Vakhu Aged About 31 years R/o 1736/2 FF-14 Sher singh Bazaar, Kotla Mubarak,

New Delhi-110003 Working as a Radiology Technician in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi.

77. Manvendra Singh S/o Chandresh kumar singh Aged about 34 years R/o H.No. 107, H-Block, Street No. 14, Jai Prakash Nagar, Delhi-110053 Working as a Radiology Technician in Cardic Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

78. Sandeep Kumar S/o Sh. LEKHRAM DHIMAN Aged about 35 years, R/o FLAT NO. JB 16F Hari Enclave, Hari nagar, new delhi-110064, Working as a Radiology technician in IRCH, AIIMS

79. Atindra Nath Ghosh S/o Late Sh. R.N. Ghosh, Aged about 33 years, R/o DDA Flats-67, Ground Floor, Shivaji Enclave, New Delhi Working as a Radiology technician in IRCH, AIIMS,

80. Ram Narayan Meena S/o Sh. Shiv Dayal Meena, Aged about 35 years, R/o RZ-224, Ground Floor, Nand Vihar, Near Dwarka Metro Station, Delhi Working as a Radiology Technician in IRCH, AIIMS

81. Anshul Chauhan, Aged about 29 years, D/o Aditya Kumar, R/o C-294A, 2nd Floor, Street No. 6, Mandir Marg, Chhajupur, Shahdara, Delhi 110032 Working as Technician (Radiology)

82 Kundan Kumar, Aged about 34 years, S/o Sh. Rajendra Prasad R/o KCG Complex, tower D F.NO. 5, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110030 Working as Tech. (Radiology)

83 Brijesh Kumar Chauhan, Aged about 46 years, S/o Kadam Singh, R/o Flat No. 151,SF, KD Block, Near Kohat Metro Station, Pitampura New Delhi 110035 Working as Technical Officer in Cardiac Radiology

84. Runisha Bomrah, aged about 31 year, D/o Rattanpol Singh, R/O House No. 28 Arjun Nagar, Delhi, Working as Technician Radiology in Trauma Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

85. Anil Verma S/o Late Sh. S.S. Verma, Aged about 50 years, R/o WZ 283/148A, Vishnu Garden, New Delhi 110018 Working as Technical Officer in Cardiac Radiology

86. Swapna Rani Jena, Aged about 41 years D/o Ramesh Chandra Jena, R/o Plot No. 11A, Krishna Enclave, Nafafgarh, Delhi 110072 Working as Technician Radiology in Trauma Centre, AIIMS

87. Santosh Kumar S/o Surya Naryan Chaudhary Aged about 41 years R/o 78, FF, DDa Flats, Arbindo Apartments, Adhchini, New Delhi 110017 Working as Technician Radiology in AIIMS, New Delhi

88. Gauri Aswal Rawat, Aged about 30 years, D/o Sh. Pradeep Aswal, R/o A-33/554, Sultanpuri Delhi 110030 Working as a Technician Radiology in AIIMS, New Delhi

89. Sriram R. aged about 24 years, S/o Ramachandran K. R/o 229A, FF, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029 Working as a Technician Radiology in Trauma Centre,

90. Amarjeet Kumar S/o Sh. Rajesh Kumar Aged about 26 years, R/o 13A Gali No. 2, Vikrant Vihar, Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059 Working as a Technician Radiology in Trauma Centre,

91. Arun Yuvarajan S, aged about 25 years, S/o Sh. Sampath, R/o 229A, FF, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029, Working as a Technician Radiology in Trauma Centre,

92. John Salamon C aged about 23 years, S/o Chelladurai, R/o 9A, SF, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029,

Working as a Technician Radiology in Trauma Centre,

93. Anil Kumar Sharma Aged about 58 year, S/o Sh. Jagmal Singh, R/o M-21, Gali No. 13, Bharampuri, New Delhi 110053, Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology,

94. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Aged about 51 years, S/o Shivraj Singh, R/o Flat No. 109, Northend Tower, 60 foota Road, Chattarpur, Delhi Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

95. Arun Kumar, aged about 51 year, S/o Sh. Govinf kelkatta, R/o Flat No. 209 North end Tower, 60 foota Road, Chattarpur Delhi Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

96. Poonam Mukhi, Aged about 54 year, W/o Sh. Sandeep Mukhi, Road 43, khasra No. 8, west pungabibal, New Delhi 110026 Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

97. Surendra Singh, aged about 59 year, S/o late Sh. Moanchand Singh, R/o 504, Type -III, A.V. Nagar, New Delhi Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology,

98. Ashwani Kumar aged about 59 year, S/o Sh. Kedar Nath, House No. 53 Vivekanandpuri, New Delhi Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

99. Bhushan Sharma, Aged about 59 year, S/o Sh. H.P. Sharma, R/o 1004, Lohia gali No. 4, Beharpur, New Delhi 110053 Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

100. Pawan Kumar Popli, Aged about 56 year, R/o H.No. 669, Bhai Parmanand Colony, New Delhi 110009 Working as a Chief Technical officer in Main Radiology,

101. Deepak Kumar S/o Late Sh. Azad Singh, Aged about 34 years, R/o 363-B, V&P.O Jonti, Delhi-110081 Working as a Technician Radiology in IRCH, AIIMS, All Applicants are Group-“B” employees .…Applicants (By Advocate : Mr. Amit Anand)

VERSUS

1. Union of India Through The Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110011.

2. The Secretary, Department of Expenditure Ministry of Finance, North Block New Delhi-110011

3. The Secretary, DoPT, North Block, New Delhi-110011

4. Director, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029

.... RESPONDENTS

(By Advocate : Mr. Gyanendra Singh)

ORDER

Hon’ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A) The instant OA has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following relief:

(i) to quash and set aside the impugned memorandum dated 12.05.2021 ( Annexure-A-1);

(ii) to direct the respondents to grant 4,600/- grade pay to Radiographer (Radiology technician Grade-2) as per 6th CPC (w.e.f. 01.01.2006) recommendation and subsequent pay scales to promotional posts in the radiology cadre i.e. Radiology Technician Grade-II may be grant 4,600/-, Radiology Technician Grade-I may be grant 4,800/-, Technical officer (Radiology) may be grant 5,400/- PB-3, Senior Technical officer (Radiology) may be grant 6,600/-, and Chief Technical officer (Radiology) may be grant 7,600/-

(iii) to remove the anomaly with regard to the facts that promotional post and feeder post both lie in the same grade Viz Technical officer (Radiology), Senior Technical officer (Radiology) and Radiology Technician Grade -II, Radiology Technician Grade-I;

(iv) to direct the respondents to grant Radiology Technician after merging of Radiology Technician Grade 2 and Grade-1 grade pay of Rs. 4,800/- from date of merging i.e. 26.09.2016;

(v) May also pass any further order(s), direction(s) as be deemed just and proper to meet the ends of justice.

2. The factual matrix of the case as per the counsel of the applicant is that this is the second round of litigation and the Tribunal in the first round of litigation in OA No.421/2021 in the matter of Satyapal Arya & Ors. Vs. UOI had passed orders directing the respondents to thoroughly examine the far- reaching claims regarding the pay structure across 5 stages in the Radiology Department and pass a reasoned order on the representation of the applicants dated 21.01.2016 within a period of 3 months. In compliance with the said directions, the respondents passed the impugned order dated 12.05.2021, showing complete highhandedness by refusing to resolve the justified pay anomalies of the Radiology cadre despite the Institute itself agreeing that anomalies exist. This arbitrary approach contradicts the stance taken in the case of PGIMER Chandigarh (upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.30058/2014), where similar technical cadres (Laboratory/X-ray/Radiotherapy) were restructured w.e.f. 01.03.1992 based on the Prabhakar Committee recommendations, granting appropriate pay scales and higher Grade Pay up to Rs. 7600/- across hierarchical levels. The applicants submitted that the 6th CPC granted a Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- to Radiographers (designated as Radiology Technician Grade 2 in AIIMS), which was accepted by the Union of India, but the respondents wrongly granted them a lower Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-. Furthermore, the promotional post of Radiology Technician Grade 1, achieved after 8 years of service, was also placed in the same Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-, violating the principle that lower and promotional posts cannot be in the same grade pay. Subsequently, the respondents merged Radiology Technician Grade I and Grade II into a single cadre and granted a Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-, which is illegal and wrong due to two primary reasons: (i) Grade 2 should have received Rs. 4600/- and the promotional Grade 1 should have received Rs. 4800/- (or higher), whereas the merged post was assigned an even lower Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/-, thereby decimating promotional avenues; and (ii) as per DoPT OMs, when two grades are merged, incumbents must be given the pay scale of the higher post (which in this case should have been Rs. 4800/- for the merged Radiology Technician cadre), but they have only been granted Rs. 4200/- till date. Aggrieved by this illegal denial, the applicants have filed the instant Original Application.

3. The counsel of the applicant argued as under on the following grounds:

A. Because the respondents themselves have stated that the applicants are entitled to higher pay.

B. Because even as per the $6^{th}$ CPC, the entry grade of Radiographers (Radiology technician Grade-II in AIIMS), the applicants are having requisite qualification i.e. B.Sc Radiography.

C. Because $7^{th}$ CPC report approved by cabinet also clarifies C.T.O Radiology 7600 and Jr. T.O (Radiology technician in AIIMS) 4800/-.

D. Because having promotional post of Radiographer Grade-I in the same grade pay of 4200/-, as Radiographer Grade-II having Grade Pay of 4200 from which, promotions are made is arbitrary and cannot be sustained in law.

E. Because again in the cadre, Technical Officer and Senior Technical Officer have been given identical grade pay 4600 whereas latter is promotional post of former.

F. Because the action of the respondents is arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

G. Because the case of the applicants is squarely covered by the various judgment on this fact.

H. Because even after various representation and 3 Committee, the legitimate grievance of the applicants have not been resolved.

I. Because the anomaly has been existing from 1.1.2006 and the respondents are even aware of the same which evident from the fact that various committees has been constituted to resolve the issue but actually redressal has not taken place till date.

4. To buttress his arguments, handed across the bar a copy of the Hon'ble Apex Court judgment in WP(C) 10645/2016 – Amar Chand & others vs Union of India and others; and WP(C) 10649/2016 – Sabu Thomas and others vs Union of

India and another dated 24.02.2020, which inter alia states as follows:

14. In defending the said decision to revert the pay scale of the applicants from Rs.5,000-8,000/- to Rs.4,500-7000/-, it was contended by the Respondents that in terms of the qualification for the post of Radiographer, the pay scale of Rs.5,000-8,000/- could only be extended to those posts for which the minimum qualification was the three year diploma in Radiological Technology. The Health Department had moved a proposal on 18th April, 2002 for the removal of the anomaly pointed out in O.A. No.1219/1999, after which the Department of Personnel and Training („DoPT‟) took a decision to remove the anomaly by placing Senior Radiographers in the pay scale of Rs.4300-7000/-and Junior Radiographers in the pay scale of Rs.4,000-6,000/-. Thus, the pay scale of Rs.5,000- 8,000/- of Senior Radiographers stood withdrawn with effect from 1st January, 1996.

15. The CAT, in the aforementioned order dated 13th April, 2004 found that the withdrawal of the pay scale of Rs.5,000-8,000/- retrospectively from 1st January, 1996 was without issuing any Show Cause Notice to the applicants, and was therefore violative of the principles of natural justice. It was further observed that: "24. Another aspect which has to looked into is invidious discrimination. The hostility in action is apparent as the counter parts in various other Ministries and departments despite having identical qualifications have been placed in the higher pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 a similar treatment has been denied to applicants which would amount to creating a class within the class which does not pass the test of reasonableness and violates principles of equality."

5. Per contra, the counsel for the respondents vehemently opposed the arguments of the applicants and argued vociferously that the impugned order dated 12.05.2021 and the reliefs sought are already under active consideration by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with proactive steps being taken to address cadre concerns. Further, the reliance on the PGIMER, Chandigarh order is misplaced as it involved distinct facts, whereas the answering respondent is bound strictly by the decisions of the MoH&FW. He further submits that the Coordination Committee recommendations could not be implemented due to long-standing nomenclature variations and a decision by the Department of Expenditure. Finally, that the present Original Application is premature and barred for non-compliance with Section of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, as statutory remedies have not been exhausted.

6. The counsel for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare further argued vehemently on the following grounds from his counter affidavit filed on 01.07.2025 :

(i) First, it was submitted that according to the 6th CPC recommendations, the entry level of Assistant Radiographer III was Grade Pay Rs. 1900, Assistant Radiographer II was Grade Pay Rs. 2400, and Radiographer was Grade Pay Rs. 4200, with subsequent grades at Rs. 4200 and Rs. 4600. AIIMS, New Delhi had duly issued a detailed order dated 12.05.2021 in this regard.

(ii) Second, the respondents strongly disputed the validity of the solitary page annexed by the applicants, clarifying that the actual Coordination Committee report constituted by the MoH&FW proposed a distinct cadre restructure for the Radiology and Radiotherapy cadre.

(iii) Third, it was pointed out that the Department of Expenditure (DoE) did not agree to the Coordination Committee recommendations and vide I.D. Note dated 22.12.2021 advised that proposals for cadre restructuring in different INIs should be examined independently, taking into account all parameters such as educational qualifications, recruitment methods, and feeder posts. While a revised structure for the technical cadre of AIIMS, New Delhi was approved by the DoE, the proposed higher pay structure was not agreed to.

(iv) Finally, it was urged that the present Original Application has been filed prematurely without fulfilling the mandatory statutory requirements of Section 20 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, and thus deserves to be dismissed being devoid of merit.

7. The counsel for the applicant argued on the basis of the rejoinder dated 18.11.2023, contending that as per the 6th CPC report, the entry-level grade pay for Dark Room Assistant was Rs. 2800 and Dark Room Attendant was Rs. 1800, whereas Assistant Radiographer Grade III / Dark Room Assistant Grade III was fixed at Rs. 1900, Grade II at Rs. 2400, and Grade I at Rs. 2800. It was forcefully submitted that both Radiology Technician Grade II and Radiographer

serve as feeder posts sharing the exact same essential qualification, namely a B.Sc. in Radiology with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects in Class 12th, yet they have been improperly placed in the same grade pay. The counsel further highlighted that multiple expert bodies, including the Coordination Committee, A.B. Dey Committee, Dr. A.K. Gupta Committee, and the Standing Finance Committee, supported restructuring the pay scales in accordance with the 6th CPC proposals, with AIIMS itself having previously recommended granting the grade pay of Rs. 4600 to Radiology Technician Grade II; however, this grievance has remained unresolved for over fourteen years. Lastly, it was urged that complete parity exists in terms of duties, responsibilities, patient load, qualifications, and working conditions with PGI, Chandigarh, and that the Government of Uttarakhand has already granted the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 under the 6th CPC to the feeder post of Radiographer for candidates possessing a graduation in Radiology Science, rendering the denial of similar benefits to the applicants wholly arbitrary and unsustainable.

8. This matter was heard at some length by this Bench on 22.04.2024 and the following order was passed :

This is the second round of litigation. Earlier the applicants had approached this Tribunal in OA No. 421/2021 and a direction was given to the respondents to pass orders on the representations of the applicants.

Learned counsel submits that the representations have been rejected by an order dated 12.05.2021 which is the subject matter of challenge in the present OA. The issue involved in the present matter pertains to the revision of pay scales of the Radiology and Radiotherapy cadres.

It is submitted that the pay scales recommended for these cadres by the Sixth Central Pay Commission have already been implemented across various Union Government hospitals. Upon acceptance of the said recommendations, the revised pay scales have been extended to radiographers working at PGIMER, Chandigarh and JIPMER, Puducherry. However, the corresponding cadres at AIIMS, particularly in Radiology and Radiotherapy, have not been granted the same benefits.

It is further submitted that Respondent No. 4, AIIMS, in its affidavit dated 12.12.2022, has acknowledged the existence of an anomaly. In paragraph 17 of the said affidavit, it is admitted that the pay scales of the feeder cadre and the promotional posts are identical. The feeder posts include Radiology Technician Grade III and Radiology Technician Grade II, while the promotional post is Radiology Technician Grade I.

He submits that the anomaly so far had been admitted by the respondents AIIMS and further it has been stated that the proposal has been sent by the Internal Committee for cadre review to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

At this stage, Mr. Gyanendra Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Ministry, seeks to rely upon the counter affidavit to justify the reasons for non-acceptance of the proposal till date and prays for a short adjournment.

In view of the above, list this matter under part heard category on 15.05.2026.

9. We have heard the matter and observed that the Respondents – AIIMS, New Delhi and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare are merely dilly dallying in this case and have denied pay parity to the Radiologists of AIIMS as per with their colleagues in PGI, Chandigarh. The decision of CAT Bench Chandigarh has been upheld right till the Hon’ble Supreme Court. With this background when AIIMS – Delhi; PGI – Chandigarh and JIPMER – Puducherry are sister organisations and when the junior sister – PGI – Chandigarh has given the benefit of higher pay scales as per the Sixth Pay Commission to their Radiology cadre; it would be irrational, discriminatory and arbitrary if similar benefits are not extended to the Radiology cadre of AIIMS, Delhi which is the senior sister of PGI – Chandigarh. We have observed that this matter has been haplessly and viciously trapped in the deliberations of two committees of AIIMS – one headed by Dr A.B. Dey and later headed by Dr Arun Kumar Gupta, but unfortunately, no relief had been forthcoming from both these committees. This is sheer travesty of justice as it violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Indian Constitution. We are therefore of the considered opinion that “enough is enough”; that this long pending litigation now needs to be closed.

10. The instant OA has merit and deserves to be allowed and is accordingly allowed. The impugned memorandum dated 12.05.2021 is hereby quashed and set aside. The Respondents are directed to grant Grade Pay of ₹4,600/- to Radiographer (Radiology Technician Grade-II) as per the recommendations of the 6th CPC with effect from 01.01.2006, along with the subsequent pay scales applicable to the promotional posts in the radiology cadre, namely, Radiology Technician Grade-II, Radiology Technician Grade-I, Technical Officer (Radiology), Senior Technical Officer (Radiology) and Chief Technical Officer (Radiology). The anomaly arising from the feeder post and the promotional post carrying the same grade pay shall accordingly be rectified. The Respondents are further directed to grant the applicants the post of Radiology Technician pursuant to the merger of Radiology Technician Grade-II and Radiology Technician Grade-I, with effect from the date of such merger, i.e., 26.09.2016. The aforesaid benefits, along with arrears, shall be extended to the applicants within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Pending MA, if any, also stands disposed of in similar manner. However, there will be no order as to costs.

(Dr. Sumeet Jerath) (Harvinder Kaur Oberoi) Member (A) Member (J)

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