ORDER :

1. Heard.

2. Petitioners approached the erstwhile Himachal Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal by filing O.A. No. 208 of 2016, praying for following substantive relief:-

“1.That this original application may kindly be allowed and impugned show cause notices of recovery issued by the respondent department contained in Annexure A-1 may kindly be quashed and set aside.”

After abolition of H.P. State Administrative Tribunal, Original Application of the petitioners came to be transferred to this Court and was registered as CWPOA No. 6602 of 2019.

3. Brief facts necessary for adjudication of the petition are that at the time of filing of the Original Application, petitioners were working in the department of Irrigation and Public Health, Government of H.P. on different Class-III posts like Pump Operator, Work Inspector, Electrician and Fitter etc. Petitioners were allowed the benefit of Assured Career Progression Scheme. However, subsequent to grant of benefit of A.C.P.S., respondent No. 3 issued show cause notices dated 07.11.2015 to the petitioners seeking their reply(ies) as to why the grant of benefit of A.C.P.S. to them, be not withdrawn, their respective salaries re-fixed a