COMMON ORDER

1.These writ petitions have been filed to quash the Government Order in G.O.(Ms).No.30 Finance PC-2 Department which cancelled the revised pension and consequential order of the administrative authority and further to restore and continue to pay the revised pension/family pension in pursuance to the G.O.(Ms) No.236 Finance (Pay Cell) Department.

2) Heard the learned Senior Counsels/ Counsels for their respective parties.

3) Learned Senior Counsels/ Counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are all pensioners/ family pensioners, they/ their predecessors having worked as Doctors under the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association, noting that there were no adequate promotional opportunities leading to stagnation in various levels had approached the Government to provide with dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme. The Government had formed a Committee and on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee, in its Report dated 30.08.2009, Government orders were issued in G.O(Ms).No.354, Health and Family Welfare Department dated 23.10.2009 providing various promotional opportunities through a Dynamic