JUDGMENT

1. This Court vide order dated 01.02.2018 in WP(C) No. 232 of 2013, between the same parties herein indicating that in the third round of litigation between the same parties on the petitioner's claim for promotion and consequential benefits, in the operative part of the order has held as follows:-

'This Court is clearly of the view that in the given set of facts and circumstances and particularly in view of the concluded findings in the case of the petitioner, the requirement of notional promotion and fixing of seniority carried inherently the requirement of fixation of scale pay of the petitioner w.e.f. 22.01.1997 and for further fixation of pay on notional basis after placement in appropriate scale as applicable at the relevant point of time in all the cadres of progression. For what has been discussed hereinabove, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the relief prayed for. The respondents shall carry out the corresponding modifications and take all necessary corrective steps at the earliest, preferably within 60 days from today.'

2. Pursuant to the said order, the respondent No. 2 through his assign, has issued a speaking order dated 28.08.2018 indicating thereto that the pay of the petitioner has been fixed at Rs.8,000/- in the pay scale of Rs. 8,000/- 275-13,5000/- per month w.e.f. 22-01-1997 (date of appointment of the batchmates) on notional basis and corresponding re-fixation in the rank of Dy. Comdt (Rs. 10,000-325-15,200/-) on 01-04-2004, in the rank of 2IC (Rs. 31,420/- plus Grade pay Rs. 7,600/-) on 01-07-2008 and in the rank of Comdt. (Rs. 37,400/- plus Grade pay Rs. 8,700/-) on 11-03-2013, have also been done. After detailed work out, it has been found that there is no difference in pay of the officer and his pension has been calculated correctly based on his last pay (Rs.1,34,500/-) drawn. All his pensionary benefits have already been assessed/granted to him as per CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and PPO (Pension Payment Order) No. 234981807077 dated 18-05-2018 has been issued in his favour.

3. It now appears that in this fourth round of litigation, the petitioner has once again approached this Court by way of this instant writ petition with a prayer to direct the respondents to pay the arrear pay and allowances with effect from 22.01.1997 till 31.12.2005 correspondingly in the scale of pay due and payable to the Assistant Commandant with effect from 22.01.1997 to 31.03.2004, and as Deputy Commandant from 01.04.2004 to 31.06.2008 and again as Commandant from 01.07.2008 to 11.03.2013, since the same has not been paid to him and also, since the speaking order dated 28.08.2018 has failed to address the issue of arrear pay and allowance due and payable to the petitioner.

4. The brief background of the case between the parties, is that the petitioner was enrolled as Rifleman in Assam Rifles on 31.10.1977. In 1996 he was selected by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) as Assistant Commandant and was accordingly sent for training and on completion of the same, had waited for the piping ceremony, but when the said piping ceremony was held, seven of his batch-mates were selected while he was not selected nor promoted on account of a departmental proceeding against him.

5. The petitioner then approached this Court (the then Shillong Bench of the Gauhati High Court) by way of a writ petition being WP(C) No. 209 (SH) 2001 and vide order dated 07.04.2003, his prayer was allowed. The petitioner was then granted promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant w.e.f. 01.08.2006. Again, this Court was approached by the petitioner by filing a writ petition being WP(C) No. 312 (SH) 2006 and vide order dated 23.03.2010, this Court directed that the petitioner be given notional promotion in the cadre of Assistant Commandant from the date of promotion of his batch-mates i.e. 22.01.1997. The authorities by relevant order has re-fixed the seniority of the petitioner and has granted him promotion in the cadre of Assistant Command