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10. Learned counsel for the respondents have also filed reply to the OA on behalf of the respondents wherein it has been stated that the applicant has failed to point out or show any illegality or ambiguity in the order / letter dated 14.05.2015 (Annexure A1). During the service tenure, the applicant's service record was not satisfactory and he was awarded as many as 38 penalties; He was also habitual to remain unauthorized absent for large spells on a number of occasions. The total period of absence without pay and leave is 845 days and the applicant retired with -3.5 day LAP+4 LHAP balance and an amount of Rs.1647/- also recovered for the same. From 10.09.1999 to 31.12.2000 the applicant remained on LWOP/AWOP for 135 days, from 01.01.2001 to 28.02.2002, the applicant remained on LWOP/AWOP for 67 days, from 01.03.2002 to 30.04.2003 the applicant remained on LWOP/AWOP for 70 days, from 01.05.2003 to 31.05.2004 the applicant remained on LWOP/AWOP for 59 days and from 01.06.2004 to 31.07.2005 the applicant remained on LWOP/AWOP for 86 days. Due to the aforesaid reasons the applicant's annual increments were to be deferred while counting the period of LWOP/AWOP and excluding the same from total service length prior to granting annual increments. Vide letter dated 14.05.2015 (Annexure A1) regarding OA No. 290/00015/2016 (Liyakat Khan Vs. UOI & Ors.) applicant's re-fixation of pay, it is ex-facie clear that the answering respondents have rightly made re-fixation of applicant's pay while excluding the period of LWOP/AWOP from total countable service length and there is nothing illegality or ambiguity in the same.