JUDGMENT

P. Venkatarama Reddi, J.- Respondents 1 to 4 were appointed as Investigators on a consolidated pay in the Nodal Centre set up in the appellant-University under a scheme known as National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS) sponsored by the then Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of India. They are all Graduates. They were appointed on various dates between 1985 and 1991. Initially, their appointment was for 89 days and their services were being extended from time to time on similar terms. The consolidated pay was revised twice and with effect from 7-3-1997 they have been drawing a sum of Rs. 2,475 p.m. as lumpsum pay. The 5th respondent was appointed as Attender-cum-Sweeper in the year 1986 initially on daily-wage basis. Later on, she was placed on consolidated pay and her appointment too was being renewed from time to time. It is not in dispute that they were all appointed by the competent authorities of the University and the administrative control rests with the University.

2. It is seen from the communication dated 9th November, 1983 from the Union Ministry of Education that a scheme known as National Manpower Information System was evolved by the