O R D E R

Delivered By Hon’ble Mr. Devendra Chaudhry, A.M. :

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2. Shri Yogesh Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Chakrapani Vatsyayan, learned counsel for the respondents, both are present in Court.

3. This O.A. pertains to non-grant of non-functional-grade (NFG) to the applicant. Per the applicant, he was promoted to the post of Inspector on 19.08.2003 (Notional Promotion on 01.07.2001). That he had been holding the post of Inspector before he was promoted to the post of Superintendent and on 15.09.2019, he took VRS. That the applicant while still working on the post of Inspector was granted benefits of financial up gradations under the ACP and/or the MACP Schemes that had the effect of placing him in the pre- revised pay scale of Rs.7500-12000, or granting the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-(meant for the cadre of Superintendents), on non- functional basis w.e.f. the due date. Further that, prior to the implementation of the recommendations made by the Sixth Central Pay Commission, and formulation of the Revised Pay Rules, 2008, in consequence thereof, the cadre of Inspectors in th