ORDER

BY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASAH -VII, MEMBER (J)

By means of present original application, applicants have sought following relief (s):-

(a) Quash the impugned order dated 12.8.2022 and further direct the respondents to grant 3^rd financial upgradation to the applicants in pay scale of 15600-39100 PB-3, G.P 7600 w.e.f. 01.08.2008 with all consequential benefits including arrears of gratuity, leave encashment etc. after re-fixation of pay and pension along with 24% penal interest from the date due to the date of actual payment, recoverable from the erring official.

(b) Pass such other order or direction as may be deemed fit and proper and expedient in view of the facts and circumstances of the present case as well as in the interest of justice.

(c) Award cost of the original application to the applicants”.

2. Brief facts of this case are that the applicant No. 1 was initially appointed as Junior Field Officer which was subsequently re- designated as Carpet Training Officer in 1978 and applicant No.2 was initially appointed as C.T.O on 30.03.1978. They were declared surplus and thereafter they were redeployed as Handicraft Promotion Officer in the year 2004. Both the applicants we