(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) These two appeals impugn a common judgment and order of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam [The High Court] dtd. 22/11/2022 passed in Writ Appeal Nos.131 and 202 of 2022 which arose from W.P. (C) No.12062 of 2021 and W.P. (C) No.6411 of 2021. As these appeals impugn a common judgment, they were heard together and are being decided by a common judgment.
(3.) The short question posited for our consideration in these appeals is: If dearness allowance [DA] and dearness relief [ DR] are to be added on salary and pension payable to serving employees and retired employees, respectively, whether there could be a higher rate for enhancement of DA than what it is for DR?