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C.A.V. Order

1. The present petition has been filed as the petitioner is aggrieved by the illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable action of the respondent authorities in denying the benefit of 3rd MACP to the petitioner, despite completion of 30 years of regular service. The petitioner contends that such denial is contrary to the provisions of the MACP Scheme as introduced pursuant to the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission and further clarified by circular dated 05.10.2016. It is the case of the petitioner that under the said scheme, an employee is entitled to financial upgradation on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous service, irrespective of any punishment, provided the employee has not been granted regular promotions due to reasons not attributable to him. The scheme is intended to mitigate stagnation in service by granting monetary benefits in the form of higher grade pay, rather than actual promotion. Despite fulfilling all requisite conditions and being eligible for the 3rd MACP, the petitioner has been deprived of the said benefit without any justifiable reason. The action of the respondents, therefore, de