Judgement

THAKKAR, J. :- The alleged violation of "equal pay for equal work" doctrine is the principal grievance of the petitioners.

2. The petitioners 102*1 in number holding the degrees of B.A., B.Ed. and M.A., B.Ed. were appointed as Supervisors by a competent selection committee constituted by the Education Department of Haryana from time to time since October 2, 1978.

* 1. Originally there were 91 petitioners. Subsequently 11 more were added as per the order of the Court dated September 18, 1986 in Civil Misc. Petition Nos. 23014 and 25722 of 1986.

3. They have instituted the present petition under Art. 32 of the Constitution seeking appropriate reliefs in the context of two grievances, one that the petitioners are given a deliberate break of one day after the lapse of every six months and have thus been treated as temporary Government servants notwithstanding the fact that they have been continuously working ever since the dates of their respective appointment subject to the aforesaid break of one day at intervals of six months instead of absorbing them as regular employees in regular pay scales. And secondly, though the petitioners performed their duties as Supervisors in the E