Date Of Decision: 27.02.2026 vs The Union Of India Represented By on 27 February, 2026

1. The petitioner who was enrolled in the Assam Rifles as LDA,

and superannuated as a Senior Accountant/Junior Accounts Officer, is

before this Court with a prayer for consideration of the representations

made before the respondents, for grant of one annual notional increment,

which it is claimed, was earned 1(one) day before his retirement, and for

grant of consequential pensionary benefits.

2. Mr. B. Deb, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

writ petitioner who retired on 30.06.2021, had obtained the necessary

qualifying service entitling him to the annual increment, which however

has not been granted even in spite of the representations made, and as such

has filed the instant writ petition before this Court. He further submits that

in view of settled law, especially the decision of the Supreme Court in the

case of Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani

& Ors. reported in AIR 2023 SC 1956, wherein it is held that a grant of

one annual increment earned on the last day of service was valid, he

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contends that the non-consideration of the same is arbitrary. He therefore,

prays for appropriate directions, in this regard.

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