Judgment

N. Venkataswami, J.-Aggrieved by the direction given by the High Court in CWJC No. 2312 of 1991 directing the State Government to absorb Co-operative Managers against the equivalent posts in any other departments of the State Government in terms of the State Government’s decision dated 6.9.86, this appeal by special leave has been pre­ferred.

2. This Court, after hearing learned senior counsel appearing for the appellants for some time, passed an order on 4.3.98 for the considera­tion of the Government in the light of the human problem that arose out of the judgment under appeal, which reads as follows:-

“I.A. No. 5 for intervention is allowed.

We have heard Mr. S.B. Sanyal, learned senior counsel for the appel­lants, for some time.

Having regard to the fact that the respondents in whose favour the judgment under appeal has been given directing the absorption of persons appointed in the year 1973 and also having regard to the fact that some persons similarly situated having been absorbed pursuant to orders of Court, we think that the Government can consider a via media in the following lines :-

(1) Those who are in actual service as Paid Managers will be contin