The Supreme Court has directed the Government to re-fix the pay scale of of army officers affected by the Fourth Pay Commission which would now entail a payout of 1,600 crore rupees to the exchequer. The apex court also directed the Centre to pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent from January 1, 2006, to all the officers, whether or not they have filed any petition before any of the High Courts or Benches of Armed Forces Tribunal. The bench directed that all pending petitions before any of the High Courts or Benches of Armed Forces Tribunal, by similarly-placed officers, will be governed by this order. A three-judge bench of justices- R M Lodha, T S Thakur and Anil R Dave, passed the order while dismissing an application filed by the Centre for recall and modification of March 8, 2010 order.