Judgment

Sethi, J.-Claims, rival claims and counter claims of the Senior Scientific Assistants (Junior Grade) in the pay scale of Rs. 1640-2900/-, the Assistant Foremen in the grade of Rs. 2000-3200/- and Chief Draughtsman in the junior grade of Rs. 2000-3200/- in the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) and Gas Turbine Research Institute (GRTI) in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) before implementation of DRTC are sought to be settled in these appeals which arise out of the orders passed by the Central Administrative Tribunals of Banga­lore and Bombay Benches.

2. Appellants in Civil Appeal Nos. 7316-7317/97 had filed OAs 2001 and 2041/95 in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Banga­lore Bench, praying for the issuance of direction to declare that their inclusion as Senior Scientific Assistants in the pay scale of Rs. 1640-2900/- appointed upto 25.8.1995 in the grade IV of the DRDO Technical Cadre Research Recruitment Rules was arbitrary and discriminatory. They prayed for a further direction to the respondents to include all such SSAs also in grade II of category III alongwith Foremen and SS