Union Of India vs Shubham Pandey And Ors

ik-154067491 Delhi High Court 20 February 2026 • 21 min read

Judges (2)

Amit Mahajan Delivered Anil Kshetarpal Coram

Counsel (9)

Aditya Narayan Tripathy Counsel Respondent Kavya Shukla Counsel Petitioner Kedar Nath Tripathy Counsel Respondent Naman Verma Counsel Petitioner Niraj Sinha Counsel Respondent Nishant Gautam Counsel Petitioner Pallavi Sahu Counsel Respondent Soumya Punna Counsel Respondent Vineet Negi Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Union of India Petitioner Shubham Pandey Respondent

Case Significance

Union Of India vs Shubham Pandey And Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 20, 2026 (citation: ik-154067491). The Union of India challenged a CAT order directing re-fixation of basic pay for Military Engineer Services direct recruit officers by granting pay protection. The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition, finding no illegality in the CAT's order since similarly situated officers had already been granted pay protection, and directed consequential orders within 3 months with interest on arrears, imposing Rs 25,000 costs for unreasonable delay. The bench comprised Justices Amit Mahajan and Anil Kshetarpal. The judgment was delivered by Justice Amit Mahajan.

Summary

The Union of India challenged a CAT order directing re-fixation of basic pay for Military Engineer Services direct recruit officers by granting pay protection. The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition, finding no illegality in the CAT's order since similarly situated officers had already been granted pay protection, and directed consequential orders within 3 months with interest on arrears, imposing Rs 25,000 costs for unreasonable delay.

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