KUNDAN LAL ZUTSHI vs HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT on 3 November 2026

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL JAMMU Order Sheet Item no.: 24 C.P./88/2024 (JAMMU) [ CONTEMPT ] [ SENIOR CITIZEN ] In O.A./124/2024 Court No.: 2 No of Adjournment: 26 Order Dated: 03/11/2026 KUNDAN LAL ZUTSHI Vs HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

For Applicant(s) Advocate : Mr. Ajay Kumar vice Mr. Rajiv Chopra For Respondent(s) Advocate : Mr. Rajesh Thappa, learned Addl. A.G., Mr. Hunar Gupta, learned Dy. A.G., Mr. Sumant Sudan Order of The Tribunal On earlier occasion, on 16.09.2026, the following directions were passed by this Tribunal: - “Mr. Rajesh Thappa, learned Additional Advocate General prays for ten days time to send all the relevant documents to the Accountant General. List on 06.10.2026.” Today, when the case was called up, learned Addl. A.G. places a letter of Government of J&K Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, J&K, dated 21.09.2026 which is reproduced as under: - “The Chief Pay and Accounts Officer, Resident Commissioner Office, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, 5-Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi – 110011. No. HED-LEG/39/2024-04(7433463) Dated 21.09.2026

Subject: OA No. 124/2024 titled Kundan Lal Zutshi – Reg. Sir, I am directed to refer your Letter No. KRC/Acctts/migrant/3012- 15/26 dated 21.08.2026 regarding the subject cited above and to request you to kindly take further appropriate action for early settlement of the Family pension case of Late Smt. Sudesh Kumari Zutshi, Ex- Lecturer (Hindi), in light of the directions from the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT), Jammu (copy enclosed) in terms of the extant rules under an intimation to this Department.

Yours faithfully,

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(Sanjay Kumar Tickoo)JKAS Deputy Secretary to the Government

Encl: As Above From the perusal of above letter, it is not clear as to what action is required to be taken by Pay and Accounts office, Resident Commissioner, Govt. of J&K, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi, with regard to settlement of family pension as the letter referred above only talks about for taking appropriate action for early settlement of family pension. Keeping in view the fact that on earlier occasion learned Additional Advocate General has sought ten days’ time to send all the relevant documents to the Office of Accountant General, writing letter to the Resident Commissioner’s Office appears to be a delaying tactics which was not required to be taken by the respondents, however, if there is any deficiency, the same should have been clearly mentioned in the letter itself asking them to furnish those documents, if any, within a stipulated period of time inspite of writing a vague letter from one office to another. In view of the above, Sanjay Tickoo, JKAS, Deputy Secretary, to the Govt., the author of the letter referred above, is directed to remain personally present before the Court to clarify his action and the respondents are directed to comply with the order of this Tribunal failing which coercive action shall be taken against respondent no. 02, Director, Finance, Higher Education Department. List on 18.12.2026.

Diwakar Singh Member (J) Ram Mohan Johri Member (A) Rajat Pathania ( )