JUDGMENT

Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J.

Delay condoned. Leave granted.

2. The respondents who were posted in different departments in the Ministries of Union of India as Data Entry Operator Grade 'A', moved applications before the Central Administrative Tribunals for grant of pay scale of Rs.1350-2200 with effect from 1st January, 1986. The Tribunal allowed the applications. The judgment and orders passed by the Tribunal having affirmed by the High Court are under challenge in these appeals.

3. The facts leading to the cases are as follows:

A number of posts of Electronic Data Processing were created in the different departments of Ministries of the Government of India. Persons were appointed against such Electronic Data Processing posts with different nomenclatures likewise Key-Punch Operator, Punch Verifying Operator, Planning Assistant, Punch-cum-Verifier, Technical Assistant, Punch-cum-Verifier (Hollerith), etc.

4. Fourth Central Pay Commission made a suggestion in paragraph 11.45 of its report that the department of Electronics should examine the matter and suggest reorganisation o