S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No. 43532/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 11-01-2023 in WP(C) No. 110/2020 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi)

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

P. SANTHA Respondent(s)

(IA No.227490/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.227491/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

with

SLP(C) Diary No. 43534/2023

FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.229107/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.229103/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 43550/2023 (XIV)

(IA No.226969/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.226968/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.226970/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date : 10-11-2023 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

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

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. K.M. Nataraj, A.S.G. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Adv. Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Adv. Mr. Mayank Pandey, Adv. Mr. Anuj Srinivas Udupa, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Ms. Yogya Rajpurohit, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

ITEM NOS.23+64 COURT NO.3 SECTION XIV

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

Delay condoned.

Issue notice and tag with SLP(C) Diary no. 19815/2023.

Notice will be served by all modes, including dasti.

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

(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (R.S. NARAYANAN) AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR