ORDER :

(A.S. SUPEHIA, J.)

With the consent of the learned advocates for the respective parties, delay, if any, is condoned and leave to appeal, if any, is granted in the matters. Upon directions of this Court, registry has circulated the Letters Patent Appeals on today’s board itself.

1. The issue pertains to the grant of one increment to the employees of the entire State, who have retired from services and are getting pension.

2. The genesis of the entire litigation, as mentioned in numerous orders passed by this Court in various proceedings, lies in the judgment and order of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.2471 of 2023 (SLP (c) No.9185 of 2020) in the case of The Director (Admin & HR) KPTCL and others Vs C.P. Mundinamani and Ors., dated 11^th April, 2023. Large number of employees are extended the benefit of one increment as per the directions issued by the learned Single Judges and on disposals of the Letters Patent Appeals in light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of C.P. Mundinamani and Ors. (supra)

3. Thereafter, it appears that an application being Miscellaneous Application Diary No.2400 of 2024 was filed before the Apex Court seeking clarification of the sai