JUDGMENT :

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

Since common questions of law and facts arise for consideration in these petitions, therefore, they were taken up together for hearing and are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2 These petitions have been filed for grant of the following substantive relief:

CWPOA No. 6537 of 2020.

“That the respondents may direct to give the Dearness Allowances from November 2012 till the October 2018 along with arrears.”

CWPOA No.6347 of 2020.

“That the respondents may kindly be directed to pay dearness allowances to the applicant from November, 2012 till April, 2018 and arrears accrued thereto from the same be paid to the applicant along with interest upon the arrears.”

3. The petitioners were appointed as Lecturers in the College of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical, Sciences, Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P. by the Society namely Society for Ayurvedic Pharmacy Education and Training, Himachal Pradesh, vide Office Order dated 02.04.2012. Condition No.3 of this order wherein the terms and conditions of appointment were set out read as under:

“3. The contract appointee will be paid contractual emoluments @ Rs.10,300+4400 Grade Pay+ Dearness allowance (as applicable to