Central Administrative Tribunal
Gaddam Naveen Kumar vs REVENUE on 5 November 2026
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD (TELANGANA)
NO. 5-10-193, 1ST FLOOR, HACA BHAVAN,HYDERABAD - 500004
Order Sheet
Item no.: 1
M.A./394/2026 (TELANGANA)
[ MA FOR JOINING TOGETHER ]
In
Diary No.: 984/2026
PAY SCALES
Court No.: 1
No of Adjournment:
Order Dated: 05/11/2026
GADDAM NAVEEN KUMAR
Vs
REVENUE
For Applicant(s) Advocate : B VIJAY KUMAR
For Respondent(s) Advocate :
Order of The Tribunal
M.A./394/2026, filed seeking permission for joining together, is allowed.
Counsel for the applicant is directed to submit the requisite court fee in respect of the remaining applicants.
Registry is directed to assign number to the O.A.
Counsel for the applicant would like to submit the facts of the case as under:
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1. The applicants herein were working in the Central Tax & Customs department as Inspectors and Superintendents for the period from 01.01.1996 to 21.04.2004.
2. Vide O.M., dt. 28.02.2003, Respondent No.1, pursuant to judgments of Coordinate Bench, Guwahati, and the Hon’ble High Court at Gauhati w.r.t. disparity of pay scales between corresponding posts in IA&AD dept. and CSS dept., decided to implement the enhancement of pay-scales notionally w.e.f 01.01.1996.
3. However, in terms of O.M., dt. 21.04.2004, & proceedings, dt.28.12.2018, the Respondents organization denied the notional ante-dating w.e.f. 01.01.1996.
4. This Tribunal allowed O.A./1089/2019, wherein similar issue was involved. The Respondent department filed Writ Petition No. 10490 of 2024 challenging the order of this Tribunal in O.A. No. 1089 of 2019 & batch, which came to be dismissed on 09.08.2024. Thereafter, SLP No. (C), vide Diary No. 5900512024, was filed, and, vide order, dt.28.02.2025, the Hon'ble Supreme Court upheld the judgments of the Tribunal & the Hon’ble High Court.
5. Despite issuing O.M., dt.16.06.2025, approving the implementation of enhanced pay-scales w.e.f. 01.01.1996, the applicants’ representation(s) seeking the same were dismissed, vide order, dt.25.09.2025, impugned in the present O.A. Issue notice to the Respondents. Four weeks’ time is granted to the Respondents to file a reply in the matter. List the case on 29.12.2026 before the Registrar’s Court for completion of pleadings, and on 19.01.2027 before the Bench for hearing.
Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi Member (A) MR MANISH GARG Member (J) Minhajul Haque ( court master )