ORDER

By Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Member (J).

The applicants in these Original Applications are aggrieved that they have not been granted the benefit of Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- after rendering four years continuous service in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-. Since issue involved in both these Original Applications is identical, we propose to decide both these OAs by way of a common order.

2. The applicants in these cases are serving/retired JWMs of Ordnance Factory Khamaria and Vehicle Factory. They have been granted the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- by virtue of financial upgradation under ACP/MACP scheme. All the applicant have completed four years of service in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- Grievance of the applicants is that upon completion of four years of service in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-, they are entitled to get the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/-, as has been extended to the similarly situated persons working under different Ministries even of the same Ministry.

3. We find that similar issue has already been considered and decided by this Tribunal in Original Application No.200/969/2018 & other connected OAs vide orde