1. Union of India, represented through Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Banking Division), Department of Finances Services, Jivan Deep Building 10, Parliament Street, New Delhi110001. 2. Chair Person, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, 9, Old Post Office Street, 7th Floor, Kolkata700001. 3. Registrar, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, 9, Old Post Office Street, 7th Floor, Kolkata700001. 4. Registrar, Debt Recovery Tribunal, C/71, C.D.A., Sector7, Dist. Cuttack753014. .....Respondents For the Respondents: Mr. G.R.Verma, Counsel 2 O.A.No. 260/00463 of 2022 ORDER Pramod Kumar Das, Member (A): Undisputed facts of the matter is that on 01.08.1981 the applicant joined as ClerkcumTypist under Orissa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, Bhubaneswar (in short OTDC), which is an undertaking establishment of Govt. of Odisha and was promoted to the post of Junior Stenographer on 01.09.1993. 1.1 While continuing as such, he joined on 23.11.2001 in the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Cuttack, on deputation basis as Stenographer GradeC initially for a period of one year. While continuing on deputation, he was absorbed in the said post in DRT w.e.f. 06.09.2002 vide office order dated 09/16.09.2002 (A/2) in terms of Recruitment Rules circulated by the Ministry of Finance, Banking Division vide letter No. 1/3/2000DRT dated 22.01.2002. 1.2 The Screening Committee set up for the purpose of considering the length of service for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under MACP and the Committee report placed by the applicant at AnnexureA/3 dated 08.01.2013 shows that the Committee recommended the grant of 3rd financial upgradation w.e.f. 23.11.2001 3 O.A.No. 260/00463 of 2022 by taking into consideration his length of service w.e.f. the date when he had initially joined under OTDC, i.e. from 01.08.1981. Thereafter, the DRT issued Service Certificate vide AnnexureA/5 dated 15.01.2021 taking the period of service from the date he joined in DRT on 06.09.2002 till 31.03.2019. The applicant submitted representation on 02.02.2021 (A/6) praying inter alia to count his past service for the purpose of seniority and other benefits "except pension". The representation of the applicant was forwarded for consideration by the competent authority vide letter dated 16.02.2021 (A/7). The competent authority vide letter dated 02.03.2021 (A/8) did not agree to his prayer made in the representation. According to the applicant, the order of rejection is dehors the specific provision made in the OM dated 29.08.1984 issued by the Govt. of India Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi fixing the mobility of counting of service for pension of the personnel between Central Govt. department and autonomous bodies. Hence, being aggrieved by the communication dated 02.03.2021 (A/8), the applicant has approached this Tribunal in the present OA with the prayer as under: "(i) To quash the decision dtd. 02.03.2021 under Ann./8; 4 O.A.No. 260/00463 of 2022 (ii) And to direct the Respondents to compute the service period from 01.08.1981 to 05.09.2002 as qualifying service for grant of pension and pensionary benefits; (iii) And to direct the Respondents to pay the differential DCRG, Commuted Value of Pension, Leave Salary & Arrear Pension with 12% interest for the delayed period of payment; And pass any other order as this Hon'ble Tribunal deems fit and proper in the interest of justice" 2. Respondents opposed the contention and the prayer of the applicant made in the OA inter alia stating that the representation dated 02.02.2021 of the applicant has been disposed of in the light of the instructions issued by the competent