Pay refixation for ROPA 2009

Yes, you were correct in your decisison. Pls see what the Rule 7 of ROPA,2009 says:
“7. Fixation of initial pay in revised pay structure:
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(a) in case of all employees, –
(i) the pay in the pay band of an employee who continued in service after 31st December, 2005, shall be determined notionally as on 1st day of January, 2006, by way of multiplying his existing basic pay by a factor of 1.86 and rounding off the resultant figure to the next multiple of 10.
Provided that if the minimum of the revised pay band in higher than the amount so arrived at in accordance with the provisions of this item, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of the revised pay band.
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Note – 4: (a) For the purpose of fixation of pay under this Para, every employee, who held before the 1st January, 2006, a post substantively and other post or posts on officiating basis, shall exercise option in the appropriate form set out in Annexure II for fixation of initial pay separately in the revised scale of pay of the substantive post and also in revised scale of pay the officiating post. If the number of officiating posts held by the employee is more than one, he shall exercise option for fixation of initial pay in the revised scale in respect of the last officiating post.”
Check whether you filled up Option Form in a correct manner i.e. whether you showed your interest in pay fixation in revised structure under ROPA,2009! Or did any mistake there by way of giving option for continuation of pay in pre-revised scale under ROPA,1998! Or mistakenly opted for wrong date of fixation like 05.11.2008 instead of 01.01.2006!
Best of luck!