M. S. LIBERHAN, C. J.

( 1 ) IN this Writ Appeal the undisputed facts are that the respondent herein was appointed in 1976 with the appellants-Corporation and was removed from service in 1978. The respondent raised an industrial dispute in 1987 after a lapse of nine years and he was directed to be reinstated by the Industrial tribunal without backwages but with continuity of service in 1989 vide award dated 10-4-1989. The respondent joined the service of the appellants. Consequently, his pay was refixed. The fixation of pay was never challenged. In view of a later pronouncement of this Court in Writ Petition No. 11182 of 1992, dated 17-10-1995, in the case of some other workman defining continuity of service the respondent woke up from a slumber sleep and started making representations to gain time. The first representation was made in 1996. In spite of no reply having been received with respect to the representation the respondent has not raised even a little finger. Then all of a sudden on 13-4-1999 a writ petition was filed praying for the Writ of mandamus directing the appellants to give notional increment and also revision of pay scales from time to time and consequently dire

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