JUDGMENT :

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The writ petition is directed against the order dated 27.06.2016 and 09.08.2018 passed in OA/051/00272/2014 and OA/051/00184/2016 respectively by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT), Patna Bench, Patna, Circuit Court at Ranchi as contained in Annexure-5 and 6. The dispute relates to the claim of stepping up of pay on the part of the applicant, which has been declined by the learned CAT. The legal issue for consideration was framed by this Court on 25.02.2020. Since the matter related to pay fixation and lied in the domain of financial experts, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was impleaded as respondent and asked to file its response. For better appreciation, the relevant extract of the order dated 25.02.2020 is quoted herein below:

“The Divisional Personnel Officer, East Central Railway, Dhanbad Mr. Chandra Shekhar Azad has appeared today and explained the pay fixation of the applicant and the private respondent.

There is a claim of stepping up of pay on the part of the applicant which has been decline