PATNA, India, July 16 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 9:

Heard the parties.

2. The challenge in the present writ petition is made to an order dated 19.08.2019 issued under the signature of Senior Audit Officer (Administration), as contained in Annexure-4 to the writ petition, by which the representation of the petitioner for grant of one increment against the post of Assistant Audit Officer as on 01.07.2008 has been rejected after observing that the decision of the High Court of Judicature at Madras in W.P. No. 15732 of 2017 as contained in Annexure-3 is not applicable universally and to all the similarly placed retired Central Government servant.

3. Mr. Dinu Kumar, learned Advocate for the petitioner while assa...