S. Ravindra Bhat, J.

C.M. NO. 10601/2014

For the reasons mentioned in the application, C.M. No.10601/2014 is allowed.

W.P.(C) 4606/2013

1. The petitioner (hereafter called "the Association") is aggrieved by the impugned order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) dated 18.10.2012 in O.A. No.39/2011 and the further order dated 01.04.2013 in R.P. No.43/2011 (hereafter called "the review order). The Association had sought a direction to quash the order of the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence (hereafter called "the OFB") dated 01.09.2009 and the further order of the Central Government, Ministry of Finance dated 20.04.2010, declining the request for grant of parity of pay scales to employees in Ordnance Factories (“OF”) with that of identically ranked employees in the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Central Secretariat Stenographer's Service (CSSS).

2. Briefly the facts are that the petitioner is the association of the ministerial staff of the Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata, and was formed to protect the interests and espouse the cause of such OF employees. The staff’s services are regulated by the OFB of which the third respondent is the Director General