(1.) HEARD the Counsel for the parties.
(2.) THE petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondents to calculate the benefits of voluntary retirement (VRS) on the basis of revised pay -scale consequent upon National Coal Ways Agreement -VI (In short 'NCWA').
(3.) THE respondents, in their counter -affidavit, have stated that under the scheme there is no such provision for payment of revised pay rather under the scheme some ex -gratia payment is made. It contended that the difference of wages was paid to the petitioner for the reason that he was in service upto 19 -5 -1997.