JUDGMENT - R.M. LODHA, J.:---By means of this writ petition, the petitioners seek to impugn the Note 1 appended to para 5 of the respondents's decision contained in letter dated 30-10-1987(Exh.C) annexed with writ petition as being violative of the Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners have further prayed that the respondent be directed to grant to the petitioners the weightage of 7 years while computing their pension and weightage of 5 years while computing their retirement gratuity. The petitioners have also claimed for interest on delayed payment of due pensionary and gratuity amount.

2. The petitioners were employed in Indian Air Force (in short 'IAF') as Group Captains, Wing Commanders etc. and put in about 20/25 years of service. It is the case of the petitioners that the respondent devised the scheme to solve the problem of shortage of junior ranks and a surplus in the middle seniority bracket of large number of officers, whereby the Public Sector undertakings could approach the IAF for release of surplus officers. For the purpose of Vayudoot Ltd. (Public Sector Undertaking), it is the case of the petitioners that IAF encouraged them and other officers to a

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