The facts in a nutshell are that the appellants Appellant No to Appellant No 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 th and th Central Pay Commissions CPC