As per case facts, petitioners, Mechanical Engineers in GSI, sought higher pay scale benefits (NFJAG and NFU) based on pay commission recommendations. Their requests were initially denied, with respondents arguing ... that GSI's Mechanical Engineering Branch was not an 'Organized Group A Service', a prerequisite for these benefits. A contempt petition previously led to some benefits being granted provisionally, but the dispute over their service status persisted, leading to these Writ Petitions. The question arose whether the Mechanical Engineering Branch of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) constitutes an Organized Group 'A' Central Service, thereby entitling the Petitioners to the requested non-functional benefits. Finally, the Court ruled that the Mechanical Engineering Cadre of GSI is indeed an Organized Group 'A' Service, approving the grant of NFJAG and allowing the claim for NFU, dismissing the respondent's arguments and imposing costs for re-agitating settled issues.