JUDGMENT

KASLIWAL, J.:—The appellants who are Scientists working in various Institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (in short ICAR) throughout the country have filed this appeal against the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi dated 5-10-1990. Some of the appellants had filed a Writ Petition No. 550 of 1990 before this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the notification issued by the ICAR dated 9-3-1989 and for other connected reliefs. This Court disposed of the said Writ Petition by order dated 3-5-1990 in the following manner :-

"The main relief which the petitioners ask for in this writ petition is about revision of pay-scale and other connected service benefits. When we suggested to learned counsel that the matter should go before the Central Administrative Tribunal, he has indicated certain difficulties which are like the officers being spread over in different parts of the country and the difficulty in co-ordinating the cases for disposal, in case they are required to go before the Tribunal and the fact that there may be inordinate delay in disposal and in obtaining the relief. We are of the view that the matter can be ap