(1.) THIS petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the respondents to grant them military service benefits in the matter of their pay fixation, increments, seniority, promotion and devised promotional scales on completion of 9 -16 -23 years of service.
(2.) CASE of the petitioners, in brief, is that they had joined Indian Army and had served the nation during the period of first emergency. The particulars of the army service rendered by the petitioners, as given in para 3 of the petition, read as under: - <FRM>JUDGEMENT_941_TLP&H0_2014.htm</FRM>
(4.) NONE has appeared on behalf the respondents. However, written statement on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3 is on record. Preliminary objections taken by the respondents read as under: -