ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. Mohan Pyare, Member (A)

Present Original Application has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following relief:

“(i) To issue an order or direction directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the Old Pension Scheme under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 instead of National Pension System to the applicant.

(ii) To issue an order or direction directing the respondents to revert back the deductions made as per the National Pension System to the G.P.F. Account as per the provisions of the Old Pension Scheme under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

(iii) To grant all the consequential relief which the applicant is entitled for.

(iv) To grant any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case.

(v) To award the cost.”

2. The brief facts of this case are that the Applicant retired on 30.11.2021 as PRT in Grade Pay Rs.4600/-. He had applied in response to the advertisement published by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) dated 13-19 September, 2003 for the post of teachers in the year 2004-2005. The appointment letter was issued to the applicant by the Assistant Commissioner, Ken