ORDER

Leave granted. We have heard learned counsel on both sides.

2. This appeal by special leave arises from the order of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dated August 27, 1993 made in FMA No. 211/91 confirming the order of the learned single Judge dated January 20, 1987 made in C.R. No. 16484/84. The admitted facts are that the Carmichael Institute for Tropical Diseases in Calcutta, West Bengal at one time was run by a charitable institution. Later it, was run for some time as a private institute under a scheme framed by the Government in 1949. Subsequently, on March 4, 1971 the Government had taken over the institute w.e.f. April 1, 1971. The service conditions of these employees were treated on par with the Government servants. On February 15, 1973 the Government constituted separate cadres of the staff working in the institute. We are concerned in this appeal with two cadres, namely, non-medical technical staff and class IV staff. Regarding pay scales of the institute the Government had referred the matter to the Second Pay Commission. In 1981, pursuant to the recommendation made by the Second Pay Commission which was partly accepted the Government decided to give t