JUDGMENT :

[Satish Chandra Sharma, J.]

1. The present writ petition has been filed assailing the order dated 22.12.2014 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (Hereinafter referred as “the Tribunal”), Principal Bench, New Delhi in O.A. No. 2843/2011. In the said O.A, the petitioners' approached the Tribunal seeking two prayers, namely - re-fixation of their pay in accordance with the upgraded pay scale accepted by the Central Government pursuant to the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission (Hereinafter referred as "CPC") and parity of pay with the direct recruits recruited on or after 01.01.2016 (effective date of implementation of the recommendations of 6th CPC. In the impugned order, the Tribunal rejected the first prayer of the petitioners and found the fixation of their pay to be in accordance with the Central Civil Services (Revised) Pay Rules, 2008 (Hereinafter referred as "the 2008 Rules" or "Revised Pay Rules") issued on 29.08.2008. The second prayer was granted and thus, this challenge to the impugned order is limited to the extent of rejection of the petitioners' first prayer.

2. The undisputed facts of the case reveal that after the issuance of the 2008