Jyoti Singh, J.

The present petition has been filed seeking to set aside the office orders dated 02.03.2015 and letter dated 03.09.2015 whereby the respondents have denied the grant of 3rd MACP to the petitioner with effect from 02.01.2015 with a further direction to the respondents to grant him 3rd MACP with effect from 02.01.2015 with interest @18% per annum as well as arrears of pay and other consequential benefits.

2. The facts relevant to the present case are that the petitioner was appointed as a Constable (GD) with the CISF vide order dated 11/15.01.1985 w.e.f. 02.01.1985 in the pay scale 210-4-250-EB-5-270 After initial 6 months of training, he got his first regular posting on 08.07.1985 and was thereafter posted at various other Units of the CISF. Pursuant to direct recruitment taking place for the post of Head Constable (Driver), the petitioner also applied and was selected. He was finally appointed as Head Constable (Driver) on 02.09.1997 in a higher pay scale 975-25-1150-EB-1660.

3. The petitioner claims that no technical resignation was taken from him an