(1) LEAVE granted.

(2) THE State of Haryana is in appeal against the impugned judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court. By the impugned judgment, the High Court has come to the conclusion that the respondent would be entitled to the higher scale of pay of Rs. 1200-2040 with effect from 1.1.1986, but added a rider that this will be restricted to 38 months preceding the filing of the writ petition. Be it be stated that the respondent was appointed as an assistant pump operator on 21.10.1985 in the pay scale of Rs. 400-600. After the recommendation of the 4th pay commission, he was given the scale of pay of Rs. 950-1500 with effect from 1.1.1986. There had been a lot of grievances and demand made by these categories of people before the government. Government ultimately sympathically considered the representations received from several quarters and suggestions made by the different authorities and decided to modify the scale of pay in respect of some posts with effect from 1.5.1990. So far as the respondent is concerned, he was granted the pay scale of Rs. 1200-2040 with effect from 1.5.1990. The respondent approached the High Court claiming that he would be entitled