ORDER (Oral)

Per: RANJANA SHAHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

The present Original Application has been filed by the applicants seeking relief that the respondents be directed to grant the benefits of one notional grade increment to the applicants w.e.f. 1^st July of their respective year of retirement for the purpose of calculating the pension and other retirement benefits, including gratuity and leave encashment etc. and thereafter revised pension and other retirement benefits and pay them arrears of pension and other retirement benefits with interest @ rate of 9% per annum with all consequential benefits.

2. The brief facts of the case, as stated by the applicants, are that they retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30^th June of their respective year of retirement. They had outstanding service record in their entire service career. After the sixth pay commission report, the Central Government fixed 1^st July as the date of increment for all employees by making amendment in the various Rules including Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, due to which the applicant was denied the benefit of one grade increment on account of retirement on 30^th June i.