Page 2 of 13 SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J 1. The above captioned first petition W.P.(C) 9322/2023 has been preferred by petitioners against the judgment and order dated 12.09.2022 passed in RA No.174/2016 and order dated 28.08.2012 passed in OA No.624/2012 by learned Central Administrative Tribunal (‘Tribunal’).

2. The above captioned second petition W.P.(C) 8979/2024 has been preferred by petitioners against the judgment and order dated 09.01.2024 passed in OA No.1078/2023 and order dated 12.03.2024 passed in C.P.

No.210/2024 by learned Tribunal.

3. Since the facts emerging in these petitions and parties are similar, therefore, with the consent of learned counsel for parties, these petitions were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

4. The backforth of the case is that respondent-Ved Prakash was engaged as Photocopier on ad-hoc basis with petitioner No.2-Central Administrative Tribunal (‘CAT’) on 01.10.1986 and was regularized on the same post on 01.07.1987 in the pay-scale of Rs.3050-4590/-.

5. Pursuant to introduction of Firth Central Pay Commission (‘CPC’) and its recommendations, two financial upgradations in the promotional hierarchy on completion of