The facts in a nutshell, are that the appellants (Appellant No. 1 to Appellant No. 6) were appointed to manage the Compulsory Saving Scheme Deposits (hereinafter referred to as SSD) ... Fund of the Special Frontier Force (hereinafter referred to as SFF) in various positions such as Junior Accountant, Accountant, Upper Division Clerk (UDC), and Lower Division Clerk (LDC), on running pay scales. The SSD Fund is a welfare initiative funded through the personal contributions of the SFF troops from their salaries. Upon having been engaged as above, the appellants also received Traveling Allowance (TA), Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Special Security Allowance (SSA), Gratuity, Bonus, Winter Allowance, and High-Altitude Allowance, etc. along with salary as per the 4th and 5th Central Pay Commissions (‘CPC’).