JUDGMENT

B.R. Sarangi, J. - Dr. Brajaraj Mohanty, as a pre-2006 retiree, having retired from Utkal University as Professor in Business Administration on 31.03.2005, has filed W.P.(C) No.8667 of 2014 seeking direction to the opposite parties to fix his pension by taking Rs.43,000/- as the minimum pay in the pay band with Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of Rs.10,000/- and accordingly release the arrear pensionary dues w.e.f. 2006 along with appropriate interest from the due date of entitlement.

Similarly, Prof. Nimain Charan Mohapatra, who is also a pre-2006 retiree, having retired from Berhampur University as Professor in Physics, has filed W.P.(C) No.26212 of 2013 to quash the office order dated 29.05.2010 at Annexure-4 passed by the Berhampur University-opposite party no.4 and issue direction to the opposite parties re-fix his pension by taking Rs.43,000/- as minimum pay in the pay band and release his arrear pension w.e.f. 2006 along with interest @ 18% per annum till payment.

2. Since both the writ petitions relate to fixation of pension taking into account Rs.43,000/- as minimum pay