ORDER

Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J) :

In the present Original Application filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act , 1985, the applicants have prayed for the following reliefs:-

“(i) to quash and set aside the award dated 13.03.2004 passed by the Learned Arbitrator to the extent that it has denied up-gradation of pay scales to the applicants from 4500-7000 to 5000-8000.

(ii) upgrade the initial pay scales for the post of Pharmacists from Rs.4500-7000/- to pay scale of Rs.5000-8000/- w.e.f. 01.01.1996 with arrears and its replacement scale under the 6th CPC in Pay Band 9300-34,800/- with Grade Pay 4200/- and consequent fixation under CPC.

(iii) pass any other or further relief(s) as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. Highlighting the facts of the case, learned counsel for the applicants submitted as under:

2.1 The case of the applicants is that, in accordance with the agreed settlement dated 11.09.1997, in case where there is a disagreement in the National/Departmental Anomaly Committee between the official side and the staff side, the matter will be referred to an 'Arbitrator '.

2.2 The said agreed settlem