ORDER

By Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

1.The present OA has been filed by the applicant seeking the following reliefs:-

“To quash and set aside impugned order dated 27.06.2016 & 11.02.2016 and direct the respondents to fix the pay of applicant notionally as JIO-II (M.T) at par with similarly placed person namely Sh. Subroto Banerjee and grant him 2nd Financial Upgradation in the scale of Rs. 9300-34800 with grade pay of Rs. 4200 from October 2009 with all consequential benefits including arrears of pay.

(ii) To declare the action of respondents in paying to the applicant lesser salary than his juniors and similarly placed persons as illegal and unjustified and issue appropriate orders for removing the anomaly by directing the respondents to pay salary to the applicant at par with Subroto Banerjee and other similarly placed persons appointed as JIO-II (M.T) pursuant selection.

(iii) to allow the present O.A. with cost on the Respondents. (iv) to pass other order as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. Factual Matrix

2.1 The applicant appeared for appointment to the post of JIO-II (M.T.) pursuant to an advertisement issued in the year 1988. Being found f