JUDGMENT :

BELA M. TRIVEDI, J.

1. By way of present appeal, the appellant-Union of India has challenged the judgment and order dated 02.08.2010 passed by the High Court of Delhi, in WP(C)No. 1006 of 2008, whereby the High Court had dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the appellant and confirmed the judgment and order dated 08.06.2007 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2228 of 2006.

2. The respondent-Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association had by way of filing the O.A. No.2223/2006 before the Tribunal, challenged the decision of the appellant rejecting their representation for the grant of pay scale of Rs.7500-12000 to the Junior Design Officers as allowed to the Civilian Technical Officers (Design), consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Central Pay Commission. As per the case of the respondent-association, the cadre of Design officers in the Indian Navy was created in the year 1965 in order to meet with the functional requirements of Navy regarding specific assignments to the Naval dockyards, Trai