JUDGMENT :

A.S. SUPEHIA, J.

1. The present appeals emanate from the judgment and order dated 09.06.2020 passed in the captioned writ petitions, whereby the learned Single Judge has partly allowed the petitions, except the writ petition being Special Civil Application No. 15419 of 2017, which has been rejected on the ground of delay and latches.

2. All the writ petitions, were filed by the appellants-original petitioners challenging the action of the respondents by passing the orders dated 21.11.2009, 28.02.2013 and 15.06.2013 affecting the recovery from them. The petitioners had also sought directions for grant of pay-scale of Rs.1100-1600 w.e.f. 03.10.1974 and the pay-scales of Rs.3000-4500, Rs.10500-15000 and Rs.15600-39100 revised from time to time as per the 4th Pay Commission, 5th Pay Commission and 6th Pay Commission to the petitioners. All the petitioners were serving as Executive Engineers in the respective divisions of the respondent-Corporation and they had also retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation, except the petitioner of Special Civil Application No. 12414 of 2013.

3. As the prayer clause would suggest, the petitioners-appellants are claiming pay-sca