ORDER :

1. We have heard Ms. Pooja Dhar, counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants and Mr. R. Balasubramanian, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. Delay in filing the Miscellaneous Application is condoned.

3. These proceedings arise from a judgment dated 16 November 2022 in Wg Cdr AU Tayyaba (Retd) and Others vs. Union of India and Others, Civil Appeal Nos. 79-82 of 2012. The specific directions which form the subject matter of these proceedings are set out below:

“(i) All the women SSCOs governed by the present batch of cases shall be considered for the grant of one-time pensionary benefits on the basis that they have completed the minimum qualifying service required for pension.

(ii) The cases of the appellants shall be evaluated on the basis of the HRP dated 19 November 2010 bearing Part No 5.

(iii) The officers who are found eligible for the grant of pensionary benefits in terms of the present direction shall not be entitled to any arrears of salary, but the arrears of pension shall be payable with effect from the date on which the officers are deemed to have completed twenty years of service.”

4. In terms of the above directions, the Union government has iss