JUDGMENT

Jyoti Singh, J. This writ petition has been filed by the Petitioners assailing the Notification dated 01.10.2020 issued by Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, which excludes `special allowance' for the purpose of fixation of pay on deputation. Petitioners have also sought quashing of all consequential orders fixing/re-fixing their pay and/or seeking recovery, as the case may be.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, factual matrix to the extent relevant and captured in the writ petition is that Petitioners No.1 to 9 are serving as Recovery Officers at the Debts Recovery Tribunals (`DRTs'); Petitioners No.10 to 14 are serving on the post of Assistant Registrars; Petitioners No.15 to 20 are Registrars; Petitioner No.21 is serving as Registrar at Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (`DRAT') and Petitioners No.22 to 23 were working as Assistant Registrar and Recovery Officer, respectively and have served their deputation period at the respective DRTs and returned to their parent bank. Impugned Notification dated 01.10.2020 has been issued by Respondent No.1 directing the respective DRATs/DRTs to act according to the Notification dated 01.10.202