ORDER :

Doraiswamy Raju, J.

The above appeals have been filed against the common order dated 14.5.1999 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in a batch of review applications filed in CWP No. 16358 of 1997, whereunder the Court ordered as follows :

"Since there was some doubt in the minds of the respondents regarding the true import of the judgment in Chhottu Ram's case (supra), against which SLP has been dismissed by the Apex Court, therefore, we have clarified now that each OTA would be entitled to the pay scale of Rs. 1200- 2040 w.e.f. January 1, 1994 irrespective of whether he has completed ten years of service as such or not. Now the respondents would carry out the aforesaid directions subject to the arrears being calculated for a period of three years and two months as was indicated in our order dated May 14, 1998, which is under review."

2. Earlier, the learned Judges by an order passed on 14.5.1998 had chosen to finally dispose of the writ petition on the ground that it stood rendered infructuous, except in respect of issuing some directions. It is unnecessary for us, having regard to the view we intend taking, in these appeals to dwell at length on