JUDGMENT/ORDER

M.S.SONAK, J. - Heard Ms A. Agni, learned Senior Advocate with Ms Jay Sawaikar, learned counsel for the Petitioners and Mr D. Pangam, learned Advocate General with Ms Sulekha Kamat, learned Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents.

2. Rule. The rule is made returnable immediately at the request and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

3. The Petitioners, who superannuated from service on 31/10/1994 as Joint Secretary, Government of Goa and the Chief Electrical Engineer, Government of Goa, seek the following substantive relief by instituting the present petition.

"(A) For a writ of mandamus, writ in the nature of mandamus, any other writ direction or order directing the respondents to fix the revised pension of the petitioners as provided in OM dtd. 12/5/2017 No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) and revise pension payable to the petitioner no.1 at Rs.48300.00 and family pension Rs.28980.00 and the monthly pension payable to the Petitioner no.2 at Rs.72900.00 and family pension Rs.43740.00 and for payment of the arrears of revised pension from 1/1/2016."

4. Ms Agni learned Senior Advocate for the Petitioners, submits that in terms of the Office Memorandum dt