the 6th Central Pay Commission recommendations. Accordingly, a Gazette Notification of 30th August 2008 was issued, which was brought into force with retrospective effect from 1st January 2006. According to the appellant's case, all personnel from the armed forces with a pay scale of S-9 category were placed in pay band-2 with grade pay of Rs.4200 in the revised pay structure of the 6th Pay Commission. However, Artificers in classes I, II and III, whose pay scale was in the S-9 category, were granted grade pay of Rs.3400, though they were placed in pay band-2. As the anomaly of grade pay regarding Artificers in classes I, II and III was not resolved, the appellant filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. By order dated 27th January 2009, the Bombay High Court directed the respondents to examine the appellant's grievance regarding the grade pay of Artificers in ranks I, II and III and to pass appropriate orders after hearing the