ORDER

Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The applicants have filed the present Original Application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs: -

a) The instant application be allowed.

b) The respondents be directed to place the petitioners in the initial higher pay scale of Rs. (1600-2600) pre-revised, Rs. (5150-8300) revised, instead of Rs. (1200-2040) pre-revised, retrospectively, with all consequential benefits, at par with their colleagues, pursuant to the directions of the Hon'ble High Court of J&K, who have already been placed at initial higher pay scale of Rs. (5150-8300) revised.

c) The respondents be directed to remove the pay anomalies in their cadre as has been removed in other cadres vide Govt. Order No. 296-F of 2010, dated 21-12-2010

d) And any other writ, command, order or direction which this Hon'ble court/forum may consider just, fair and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. The facts of the case as averred by the applicants in their pleadings, are as follows: -

a) The applicants, nine in number, were appointed as Draftsmen in the Power Development Department (PDD), Union Territory of Jammu & Kas