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The applicants are aggrieved that they have not been awarded the pay scale of Rs.4000-100-6000 pursuant to the recommendations of 5th Central Pay Commission (CPC) in the year 1996, whereas this pay scale has been awarded to several other similarly placed categories.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the applicants are variously employed/appointed as OT Assistant/Technicians and CSSD Assistants/CSSD Technicians in the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Subsequent to the recommendations of 5th CPC in the year 1996, they were placed in the pay scale of Rs.3050-4590. The Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules got introduced in the year 1997 and vide the Notification dated 30.09.1997 of the Ministry of Finance, several categories were awarded the pay scale of Rs.4000- 100-6000/-. The applicants are aggrieved that all of these categories, which were awarded higher pay scale, were enjoying the same pay scale as the applicants prior to the recommendations of the 5th CPC.

iii) Award the cost of the O.A.

iv) To pass any other orders as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."

3. Arguing the case, learned counsel for the applicants draws attention to the judgment rendered by this Tribunal on 19.04.2016 in OA No.2995/2014 with other connected matter titled Dharambir Singh Ranga Vs. Employees State Insurance Corporation & Ors. Learned counsel draws parallel of the facts and circumstances of the present case with the facts and circumstances of the aforesaid OA, wherein too, all the applicants were variously posted as OT Assistant/Technicians and CSSD Assistants/CSSD Technicians and this Tribunal while deciding their claim had held as under :-

"8. Since the applicants who are working as O.T.Assistants/CSSD/CSR Assistants are identically placed like the Plaster Assistants and Laboratory Assistants of the respondent-ESIC, and for parity of reasons, we reject the contentions of the respondents and accordingly, allow the OA. The respondents are directed to implement the scale notified vide Resolution dated 30.09.1997, i.e., by granting the pay scale of Rs.4000- 6000 to the applicants. However, they are entitled for arrears with effect from the date of filing of the OA, without any interest thereon. This exercise shall be completed within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This order is subject to the result of the Writ Petition filed by the order respondents against the orders of this Tribunal dated 13.01.2004 in OA No.1464/2003-Ashok Kumar & Others v. Union of India and also the Writ Petition No.18/2015, filed against the orders dated the orders dated 19.12.2013 in OA Item No. 36 (C-3) No.3227/2011 (Brham Pal & Others v. Union of India). No costs."