Judgment

G.P. Mathur, J.—The issue raised in these Transfer Petitions is regarding revision of pay scale of officers of Fertilizer Corporation of India and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation and, therefore, they are being disposed of by a common order. For the sake of convenience, we will refer to the pleadings in Transfer Case No. 8 of 2000 whereby Writ Petition No. 2108 of 1996 which was filed in Delhi High Court was transferred to this Court.

2. A.K. Bindal, President, Federation of Officers Association of Fertilizer Corporation of India (for short FCI ) and Dr. K.P. Sinha, authorised representative of Federation of ­Officers Associations of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (for short HFC ) filed Writ Petition No. 2018 of 1996 in Delhi High Court praying that Clauses 11, 12 and 13 of the Memorandum dated 19.7.1995 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Industry, Department of Public Enterprises and connected clauses of Annexure V of the said Memorandum be quashed and consequently the practice of uniform treatment of the officers in the profit and loss making companies in the FCI/HFC be revived. The other prayer made is that the respondents be directed to pay to the p