Central Administrative Tribunal
Sumitra DEvi MEhta vs NOTHERN RAILWAY on 16 October 2026
CAT, Lucknow Bench OA No. 332/00628/2026 Sumitra Devi Mehta Vs U.O.I. & Ors.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
LUCKNOW BENCH
Original Application No. 332/00628/2026
Dated, this 16th day of October, 2026
HON’BLE MR. PANKAJ KUMAR, MEMBER (A)
Sumitra Devi Mehta, aged about 85 years, W/o Late Munshi Lal Mehta, R/o D-326, Rajajipuram, Lucknow.
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By Advocate: Shri Shyam Sunder Bajpai
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1. Union of India through the General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House, New Delhi.
2. The Deputy Chief Materials Manager, General Stores Depot, Northern Railway, Alambagh, Lucknow.
3. The Senior Personnel Officer, General Stores Depot, Northern Railway, Alambagh, Lucknow. ...Respondents
By Advocate: Smt. Prayagmati Gupta
O R D E R (ORAL) PER HON’BLE MR. PANKAJ KUMAR, MEMBER (A) In this case relating to the revision of pay, the applicant has sought the following reliefs: i. Issue a direction or order directing Respondent No. 2 (Deputy Chief Material Manager, Northern Railway, Alambagh, Lucknow) and Respondent No. 3 (The Senior Personnel Officer, General Stores Depot, Northern Railway, Alambagh, Lucknow) to consider and decide the pending representation dated 19.08.2026 (Annexure A-2) by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a time-bound period of four (4) to six (6) weeks; ii. Direct the Respondents to revise the Pension Payment Order (PPO) in favor of the Applicant (PPO No. 10913645) revising her family pension as per the 7th Central Pay Commission w.e.f. 01.01.2016, and release all consequential arrears along with interest @ 12%. iii. Grant any other relief or order which this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case; iv. Award the cost of the application in favor of the Applicant.
CAT, Lucknow Bench OA No. 332/00628/2026 Sumitra Devi Mehta Vs U.O.I. & Ors.
2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the records.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the instant O.A. may be disposed of as applicant is only seeking decision on the representation preferred by her and ends of justice would be served if a direction is given by this Tribunal to the respondents/competent authority to consider and dispose of the pending representation of the applicant dated 19.08.2026 attached as Annexure No. A-2 (page 20) of this OA, by way of reasoned and speaking order within a stipulated period of time.
4. Learned counsel for the respondents opposes the aforesaid prayer; however, submits that, if so directed, at least two months’ time may be given for disposal of applicant’s case in the said manner. 5.1 Keeping in view the innocuous prayer made by the applicant, this O.A. is disposed of, without going into the merits of the case, with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the pending representation of the applicant dated 19.08.2026 attached as Annexure No. A-2 (page 20) of this OA, by way of reasoned and speaking order to be communicated to the applicant within two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 5.2 Pending MAs, if any, also stand disposed of. 5.3 Parties shall bear their own costs.
(Pankaj Kumar)
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