JUDGMENT

V. Kameswar Rao, J. (Oral) - This petition has been filed by the petitioner/Union of India through its functionaries challenging the order dated March 31, 2022, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi (`Tribunal', for short) in Original Application No.4564/2014 (`OA', for short) whereby the Tribunal has allowed the OA filed by the respondents herein by stating in paragraph 13 which we reproduce as under:

"13. It is not in dispute that the case is relating to Draughtsmen Grade-II who are/were working in Surveyor General of India, which is having various units all over India, and the rules and terms and conditions of service are equally applicable to its employees all over India. Hence, relying on the ratio of the various judgements of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, as quoted above, as also the recommendations of the V CPC, we are of the considered view that the applicants are entitled to the reliefs as sought by them. Accordingly, the OA is allowed with the following directions:

(i) Impugned order dated 28.02.2014 (Annexure A-1) is quashed and set aside;

(ii) The respondents are directed to step up the pay of the applicants at par with their juniors