ORDER

Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The applicants had filed two separate writ petitions before the Hon’ble High Court of Jammu & Kashmir at Jammu, bearing SWP No. 221/2017 titled Mohd. Manaz & Others V/s Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri & Others, and SWP No. 631/2017 titled Shahzad Ahmed & Others V/s Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri & Others, based on substantially similar facts and grounds in both the petitions, the applicants have sought the following relief:

a) To allow the present petition and quash communication bearing No. BGSBU/Estab/16/6605 dated 23-12-2016.

b) To quash order No. BGSBU/Reg/16/1075-99 dated 13-02-2016 passed by respondent no. 1 to the extent, it revises the pay scale of petitioners from 5200-20200 with GP of Rs 2800 to pay band of 9300-34800 with GP of Rs 4200 w.e.f date of completion of five years of service instead of revising the same w.e.f date of initial appointment of petitioners as laboratory technicians and also to quash the aforesaid order to the extent it provides that the petitioners shall be eligible for re- designation under Carrer Advance Scheme without any financial implications.

c) Command and direct resp