Union Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs vs. Manpal Singh

ITEM NO.16

COURT NO.3

SECTION XIV

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 33577/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 31-01-2023 in WP(C) No. 2140/2020 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi)

UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

MANPAL SINGH & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

$(IA)$ No. 189513/2023-CONDONATION $\overline{OF}$ DELAY $\mathbf{T}\mathbf{N}$ FILING $\quad\text{and}\quad$ $TA$ No.189514/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT FROM No.189515/2023-EXEMPTION $\mathbf{and}$ $\mathbf{T}\mathbf{A}$ FILING $0.T.$ $\mathbf{and}$ $T\Delta$ No.189512/2023-PERMISSION $TO$ FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES )

Date: 27-09-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI

For Petitioner(s) Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.(N/P) Ms. Shraddha Deshmukh, Adv. Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Adv. Mr. Akshit Pradhan, Adv. Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following O R D E R

Delay condoned.

Issue notice and tag with SLP (C) No.14864/2023 titled "Union India and Ors. vs. Pawan Kumar and Ors.".

Notice will be served by all modes, including dasti.

In the meanwhile, there will be stay of operation of the

impugned judgment to the extent it directs that the Old Pension Scheme would be applicable to the para-military forces. We, however, clarify that the petitioners shall abide by the Office Memorandum no. 57/05/2021-P&PW(B) dated 03.03.2023 issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and to that extent, the operation of the impugned judgment has not been stayed.

(BABITA PANDEY) (R.S. NARAYANAN) COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR