JUDGMENT

S.B. Majmudar, J.-State of Haryana and Director of Industrial Training & Vocational Education having obtained special leave to appeal from this Court under Article 136 of the Constitution of India have moved this appeal against the judgment and order rendered by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in Letters Patent Appeal No. 1267 of 1992 which was dismissed by the Division Bench of the High Court and whereby the judgment of the learned Single Judge of the High Court against the appellants was confirmed.

2. In order to highlight the grievance of the appellants it is necessary to note a few backdrop facts. Respondent nos. 1 and 2 who only remain in the arena of contest as respondent nos. 3 and 4 were ordered to be deleted by an earlier order of this Court dated 08th April 1977, are working as Language Teachers in Haryana Government Vocational Education Institute. They teach Hindi and English to standard 11 and 12 students who study in such institutes. The respondents were appointed in pay scale of Rs. 600-1100/- which was subsequently revised to Rs. 1400-2600/- with effect from 1.1.1986 as per Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1987. The respondents grievance is that as