J U D G M E N T

Dr. S. Muralidhar, J.:

1. Both these petitions raise an identical question of law and are accordingly being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. W.P.(C) No. 9202/2014 has been filed by the Union of India through the Department of Agriculture Research and Education, Government of India, Director General of the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) and the Executive Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), ICAR Pusa (Petitioner Nos.1, 2 & 3 respectively) against 23 Respondents whose OA Nos. 3003/2012 and 3118/2012 were disposed of by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi („CAT‟) by a common order dated 20th May, 2014, directing the Petitioners to grant the Respondents temporary status as Casual Labourers as on 1st September, 1993, irrespective of the availability of regular vacancies in terms of the Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularization) Scheme of Government of India, 1993).

3. It was further directed that they would be paid wages at daily rates with reference to the minimum of the pay scale for a corresponding regular Group „D‟ official, including Dearness Allowance („DA‟), House Rent All