Our Writ Petition (Civil) 2698 of 2013 for Conferment of Group “A” status to Sr.AOs seeking “mandamus” to the respondents came for hearing today before the Delhi High Court. The Government Counsel informed that it was decided by the Department of Expenditure not to put a note to the Cabinet in this regard. This was vehemently opposed by our counsel. Our Counsel intimated that DOPT in its notification dated 9th April 2009 placed Officers in PB 3 Grade Pay of 5400 in Group ‘A’ and further in its notification dated 17th April 2009 the DOPT had requested the other departments to write within a period of 3 months if they want exclusion from this notification. But C&AG did not write any letter during that period. Further our Counsel argued that the common affidavit by all the respondents in this case would not be in order. After a lively debate, the Delhi high court directed the Finance Ministry to submit a Cabinet note and come out with a separate affidavit on behalf of the Ministry on 10th September. The court further directed the other two respondents also to come with a separate affidavit by C&AG and DOPT before September 10th in this regard.
We expect to receive the detailed interim order of the Delhi High Court in due course in this regard
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