JUDGMENT

S.C. Agrawal, J.-This appeal by special leave has been filed against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal ) dated August 17, 1994 in O.A. No. 490/CH/1987 filed by the respondent. By the said judgment the Tribunal, invoking the principle of equal pay for equal work , has held that the respondent, who is working as Science Supervisor in the Union Territory of Chandigarh is entitled to be placed on the scale of Rs. 1200-1700, the pay scale for the post of District Science Supervisors in the State of Punjab.

2. The respondent was appointed as Science Master on temporary basis by order dated August 21, 1973. At that time the respondent was having the qualifications of B.Sc. (III Class) and B.Ed. In connection with the implementation of UNICEF Aided Science Education Programme one temporary post of Science Supervisor was created by order dated September 1, 1973 in the scale of Rs, 200-500. By order dated November 29, 1973 the respondent was transferred as Science Supervisor in his own pay scale in the State Institute of Education, Chandigarh Administration against the newly created post under UNICEF Scheme