ORDER

Per: RANJANA SHAHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

At the request of learned counsels for the parties, OA No. 557/2023 and OA No. 633/2023 are taken up together for disposal as common question of law and facts is involved in both the aforesaid OAs.

2. For the sake of convenience, brief facts of OA No. 557/2023 are taken up. The OA No. 557/2023 has been filed by the applicants praying for the following reliefs: -

“I. By an appropriate order or direction, the respondent be directed to extend / accord the benefits of One Annual Grade Increment (AGI) as the applicants have completed one year service since last AGI was sanctioned on the date of retirement i.e. 30^th June / 31^st December, with all consequential benefits including revision of the last pay drawn and after making pay fixation accordingly, the retiral /pensionary benefits including Gratuity amount be ordered to be revised and arrears thereof be paid to the applicants with 9% interest from the date of retirement.

II. By an appropriate order or direction, the impugned orders / communications dated 01.09.2023, 15.09.2023, 17.08.2023 and other similar orders / communications (Annexure-A/1) may kindly be quashed and set aside.

III. Any other ord