JUDGMENT

S.C. Agrawal, J.-The short question that falls for consideration in this appeal is whether the respondents who were employed as Revisors in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana (hereinafter referred to as the High Court ) and were given the pay scale of Superintendent Grade II with effect from August 5, 1980 are entitled to the said scale with effect from January 23, 1975.

2. In the High Court the conditions of service of the employees were earlier governed by the High Court Establishment (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the 1952 Rules ). Under the 1952 Rules there were posts of Senior Translator and Junior Translator. Keeping in view the recommendations of the Pay Commission constituted by the State of Punjab in 1968, when the High Court Establishment (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 1973 Rules ) were made by the High Court, the posts of Senior Translator and Junior Translator were designated as Revisor and Translator respectively. The 1973 Rules we issued vide Notification dated January 23, 1975 and were published in the Chandigarh Gazette on February 1, 1975. Under Rules