BIPIN SINGH vs M/O DEFENCE on 29 October 2026

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH 61/35, COPERNICUS MARG,NEW DELHI-110001 Order Sheet Item no.: 7 O.A./4297/2026 (NAINITAL) [ ALLOWANCES ] Court No.: 999 No of Adjournment: Order Dated: 29/10/2026 BIPIN SINGH Vs M/O DEFENCE

For Applicant(s) Advocate : Mr. Somnath Bhattacharya through VC

For Respondent(s) Advocate : Mr. T C Aggarwal through VC Order of The Tribunal M.A./5496/2026 (Exemption): The instant MA has been filed seeking exemption to file certain dim annexures/documents and translated copies of certain documents. In view of the averments made in the MA, the same is allowed as being just exceptions. M.A./5495/2026 (Joining Together): The instant MA has been filed by 16 applicants seeking permission to contest the matter jointly. The captioned OA has been filed by the applicants seeking common relief with common intention against the same cause of action. In view of the averments made in the MA, the same is allowed and the applicants are allowed to contest the matter jointly. O.A./4297/2026: Heard on admission.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the respondents have passed the impugned order dated 23.09.2026 regarding non-admissibility of grant of risk and hardship allowances based revised area classification in respect of officers and basic staff of GE 871 EWS Joshimath. Their is no misrepresentation on their part. Issue notice to the respondents. Mr. T C Aggarwal, Sr. CGSC, appears on advance service and accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and service of notice to the respondents is waived of. Learned counsel for the applicants presses for ad-interim protection as in a similar case i.e. O.A./1209/2026 titled as Mohd. Aslam Vs. UoI & Ors., vide interim order dated 21.10.2026, ad-interim protection, of not to recover the amount from the applicants therein, has been granted. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents vehemently opposes the grant for consideration of ad-interim protection to the applicant and seeks short time to obtain instructions in the matter. The present OA has been filed by 16 applicants named in the impugned order dated 23.09.2026, wherein in the same impugned order dated 23.09.2026, qua the similarly placed applicants i.e. Mohd. Aslam & Ors. is challenged in O.A./1209/2026 (Allahabad) and vide interim order dated 21.10.2026, recovery from the applicants therein has been stayed. Maintaining parity in the matter, the respondents are directed not to effect recovery from the applicants till the next date of hearing. The respondents may file their short reply on interim relief within a period of two weeks as well as reply on merits within a period of four weeks. Modification or continuation of order passed today shall be considered after filing of short reply/ reply on appropriate application. List the case on 19.11.2026 for further consideration. Order Dasti.

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