Indira Banerjee, J.

1. In this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged an order dated 6th February 2016, whereby the respondents have denied to the petitioners the benefit of the Old Pension Scheme as per the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules 1972 and prayed for appropriate orders directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the Old Pension Scheme to the petitioners.

2. The petitioners, who are Inspectors in the Border Security Force had applied for recruitment in the Central Police Organisation pursuant to an advertisement issued by the Staff Selection Commission in the Employment News of 9 - 15 November 2002.

3. In the aforesaid advertisement, it was mentioned that the Staff Selection Commission would hold a Competitive Examination on 12.01.2003 for recruitment of Sub Inspectors in the Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force and Indo Tibetan Border Police Force.

4. The petitioners duly appeared for the aforesaid written competitive examination held on 12.01.2003. The petitioners qualified in the written examination, whereupon the petitioners were asked to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test. The petitioner