ORDER

The petitioner filed a writ petition in the High Court for direction to pay the equal pay on par with-Medical Officer at Rs.2200- 4000/-. There was a long controversy regarding the entitlement of the petitioners and their companions for the said scale of pay. Ultimately, it was referred to the Anamoly Committee which had decided in his proceedings dated 1.1.1995 accepting the new pay scales of different posts in the Urban Local bodies, namely, the persons like the petitioners would be paid the scale of pay at Rs. 2200-4000/- and recommended to upgrade the said scale from November 7, 1994 and to pay the scales of pay from that date. The Government has accepted the above recommendation and issued orders on February 16, 1995. Calling that order question, the petitioners have filed the writ petition seeking payment of arrears from 1986.

2. Initially, directions were given by the Court to consider why the petitioners were not being paid w.e.f. 1.1.1986. After consideration again, the respondent filed an affidavit explaining the circumstances. Undoubtedly, one of the circumstances stated was that previously the petitioners were unequals and were not being paid the same pay and, t