JUDGMENT

N.P. Singh, J.-These petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution, have been filed on behalf of the three petitioners, questioning the validity of an order dated 15.6.1984 issued by the Chief Superintendent, Central Hospital (Northern Railway), New Delhi.

2. After the petitioners had been duly registeredas Pharmacists by the Registar. U.P State Pharmacy Council, they were appointed as Pharmacists in the Northern Railway Central Hospital in the scale of Rs. 130-240. Since 1973 petitioners started getting the revised scale of Rs. 330-560. A seniority list of Pharmacists in the pay scale of Rs. 330-560 was prepared. In which names of the petitioners were also included. The impugned orders dated 15.6.1984 were issued to the petitioners, saying that as they were covered by clause (d) of Section 31 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (here in after referred to as the Act) their salary was being fixed in the scale of Rs. 330-480 instead of Rs. 330-560 with effect from 1973 It was further said that after completion of 10 years of service, they would be getting the scale of Rs. 330-560. There is no dispute that after completion of 10 years of service petitioners have been getting the scale o