Central Administrative Tribunal
MAHESH KUMAR VERMA vs M/O FINANCE on 4 November 2026
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
MUMBAI BENCH, MUMBAI.
ORIGINAL APPLICATION Nos.899/2025 & 898/2025
Date of Decision: 04th November, 2026
CORAM: Hon’ble Shri Umesh Gajankush, Member (J)
OA No.899/2025
1. Mahesh Kumar Verma
Age 46, working as Private Secretary,
(ICT Application as STENOGRAPHER),
Office of CCIT (IDS), Mumbai, 9th Floor, MTNL Building Cumbulla Hill, Peddar Road, Mumbai – 400 025, R/at.:Room No.1369, Building No.37, CGS Colony Sector-7, Antop Hill, Mumbai – 400 037.
Mob.7014647390
Email:mheshkumar.verma@incometax.gov.in
2. Pankaj Kumar
Age 38 years, working as Inspector (“B”
Non-Gazetted)
Office of Additional Commissioner of
Income Tax (TP)-2(1), Kautilya Bhavan,
BKC, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051,
R/at:Building No.221, Room No.3194
Sector-1, CGS Colony, Antop Hill,
Mumbai – 400 037
Cell No.8619318900
Email:Pankaj.kumar30@incometax.gov.in
3. Gouri Shankar Nama
Age:40 years, working as Stenographer
Grade-I(“B” Non-Gazetted), Office of
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-
Unit-41, Piramal Chamber, Lalbaug,
Mumbai – 400 012, R/at:Room No.
2169, Bldg.No.53, “B” Wing, CGS
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Antop Hill, Mumbai – 400 037
Cell No.9462324222
Email:gouri.s.nama@incometax.gov.in
4. Keshavraj Singh Naruka
Age 38 years, working as : Inspector of
Income-tax, Office of CIT(A)-57, Earnest House, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021, R/at:Jawali Bhawan, Station Road, Alwar Rajasthan
- 301 001.
Mobile No.9969298711
Email:keshavraj.singh@gmail.com
5. Johaib Ahmed
Age 37 years, working as Stenographer
Grade-1 (“B” Non-Gazetted) Office of
Addl. CIT, Range-4(3), 6th Floor, Aaykar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020.
R/at:584/73, Next to A1-Tawa Hotel
Road, Opp. Samna Nagar Building,
MHB Colony, Gaikwad Nagar, Gate
No.8, Malvani, Malad (West),
Mumbai – 400 095.
Mob No.:9660000330
Email id:johaib.it@gmail.com
6. Vikas Kumar S/o Onkar Mal
Age:39 years, working as Inspector (“B”
Non-Gazetted)
Office of Pr. CIT-8, Mumbai,
R/at:411, SBI 3 Building, Old Income Tax Colony, Opp. Shruti Apartments, Yashodham Road, Goregaon€, Mumbai – 400 063
Cell No.9987300967
Email ID:vickyroyal333@gmail.com
7. Devanshu Gupta
Age 39 years, working as Inspector of
Income-tax, Office of Addl. CIT (RU)-
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2(3), Aaykar Bhawan, M.K. Road,
Mumbai – 400 020, R/at:3 Poker
Quarters, Rani Bazar, Bikaner (Raj.)-
334 001.
Mobile No:8824333169
Email ID: devanshuiti@gmail.com
8. Sita Ram Meena
Age 44 years, working as Inspector of
Income Tax Office /o ITO, Ward-1,
Palghar (Pune Region) – 401 404, R/at:
101, A-wing Bhanu Niwas,
Palghar (W) – 401 404,
Mobile No:9928164120
Email:sita.r.meena3@incometax.gov.in
9. Jaipal Bhambhu
Age 35 years, working as Stenographer
Grade-1 (“B” Non-Gazetted), Office of
Principal Commissioner of Income-tax
(AU)-15, 3rd Floor, Tower No.6, Vashi,
Railway Station, Vashi,
Navi Mumbai – 400 703.
R/at:Building No.E-5, Room No.0.2,
Income Tax Colony, Sector21/22, CBD
Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400 614.
Cell No.8949313303
Email:jaibhambhu1990@gmail.com
10. Nikita Taak
Age 29 years, working as Stenographer
Gr-I (“B” Non-Gazetted) Office of Joint
CIT, Range-1(1), Vadodara, R/at:
Quarter No.74, Type-2, Central Revenue
Colony, Near Chakli Circle,
Vadodara – 390 007
Mobile No:9649609676
Email:nikitataak76@gmail.com
11. Chander Bhan
Age 33 years, working as Stenographer
Grade-1 (“B” Non-Gazetted), O/of
Principal Commissioner of Income-tax
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(AU)-4, 2nd Floor, Kautilya Bhawan
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai – 400 051,
R/at Flat No.2307, Building No.
15B, Sector-5, Indiabulls Greens Tulip
CHSL, Panvel – 410 206.
Cell No.8005525350
Email:sainchanderbhan@gmail.com ... Applicants ( By Advocate Shri Vicky Nagrani )
VERSUS
1. Union of India,
The Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.
2. Central Board of Direct Taxes
Through its Chairman
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.
3. Directorate General of Income-Tax,
(HRD), Ministry of Finance,
2nd Floor, Gate No.1,
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi – 110 001.
4. Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax,
Room No.373, 3rd Floor,
Aaykar Bhavan, Mumbai – 400 020.
5. Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax,
C Scheme Ashok Nagar, Statue Circle,
Jaipur, Rajasthan 302 005.
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6. Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax,
12 Aaykar Bhawan, Sadhu Vaswani
Road, Agarkar Nagar, Pune – 400 001. ... Respondents (By Advocate Shri Sachin Patil)
OA No.898/2025
1) Dulara Sharma
Age 37 years, working as
Inspector, Income Tax Office
(AU)-6(2)94) & 6(2)(5), BKC,
Mumbai, residing at:401
Pitravandan Apartment, Agroli,
Sector 29, CBD Belapur, Navi
Mumbai – 400 614
Mob:7821062792
Email:dulara.sharma@incometax.gov.in
2) Bhagirath,
Age:35 years, working as Inspector,
ACTI (AU)-6(4)(1), Mumbai,
Kautilya Bhawan, BKC, Mumbai,
Residing at:Building E-4, Room
No.2.1, Income Tax Colony, Sector
21, CBD, Belapur 400 614.
Mob 9610095950
Email:bhagirath1@incometax.gov.in ... Applicants ( By Advocate Shri Vicky Nagrani )
VERSUS
1. Union of India,
The Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.
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2. Central Board of Direct Taxes
Through its Chairman
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.
3. Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax,
Room No.373, 3rd Floor,
Aaykar Bhavan, Mumbai – 400 020.
4. Additional Commissioner of
Income Tax (HQ Personnel),
Room No.383, 3rd Floor,
Aaykar Bhavan,
M.K. Road, Mumbai – 400 020.
5. Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax, Jaipur
C. Scheme Ashok Nagar, Statue
Circle, Jaipur. Rajasthan 302 005. ... Respondents (By Advocate Shri Sachin Patil a/w Shri D.A. Dube)
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ORDER
MA No.1090/2025 in OA No.899/2025 and MA No.1089/2025 in OA No.898/2025 have been filed by the applicants for Joint Petition. For the reasons stated therein in the MAs, the same are allowed.
2. At the outset, both the learned counsel for the parties submit that the issue involved in the
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3. By filing OA No.899/2025, the applicants have prayed for following reliefs: “8(a) This Hon’ble Tribunal may graciously be pleased to call for the records of the case from the respondents and after examining the same, be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the case of the applicants for ICT, as requested by the applicants in their application and issue necessary orders of ICT as directed by this Hon’ble Tribunal in Original Application No.124 of with all consequential benefits.
(b) Costs of the application be provided for.
(c) Any other and further order as this Hon’ble Tribunal deems fit in the nature and circumstances of the case be passed.”
4. It is the case of the applicants that they are praying for their Inter-Charge Transfer (ICT) in accordance with the policy dated 14.05.1990 under which they have applied for Inter-Charge Transfer. It is submitted that their applications are duly forwarded to the respective regions but could not be acted upon owing to non-availability of vacancies at the relevant time. Subsequently, the said ICT policy came to be withdrawn and kept in abeyance vide order dated
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22.12.2020.
5. It is stated that the Co-ordinate Benches of this Tribunal, in series of decisions, have categorically held that employees who had applied for ICT prior to 22.12.2020 are entitled to consideration under the policy dated 14.05.1990 and that the subsequent withdrawal order dated 22.12.2020 cannot operate retrospectively to their detriment.
6. It is submitted that the applicants, being similarly situated, are also entitled to the same benefit, since their ICT applications were forwarded well before the withdrawal of the policy. The applicants have already submitted representations seeking extension of similar benefits in terms of the aforesaid judgements, however, no decision has been taken thereon, therefore, they have constrained to approach this Tribunal by way of the present OAs.
7. After issuance of notice, the respondents have filed their reply and contested the OAs.
8. During course of the arguments, learned counsel for the applicants submits that the present OAs can be disposed of on the basis of the order passed
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9. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents submits that against the said order, the department has preferred Writ Petition (L) No.6394/2026 before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court which is pending.
10. However, both the learned counsel for the parties fairly submit that there is no stay in respect of the order passed by this Tribunal on 05.03.2024.
11. Taking into the aforesaid order of the Tribunal and the fact that the applicants are praying only for consideration case in light of the order passed by this Tribunal in OA No.124/2021, the present OAs are disposed of with direction to the competent authority of the respondents to consider and decide the pending representations of the applicants as per rules and keeping in view of the observations made in the case of Rakesh Bahadur and Ors. (supra), within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a
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certified copy of the order.
12. It is made clear that this Tribunal has not considered the cases of the present applicants on merits.
13. With the aforesaid order/directions, the Original Applications stand disposed of. Pending MAs, if any, stand closed. No costs.
(Umesh Gajankush) Member (J)
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