TIRATH S. THAKUR, J.

( 1 ) THE short question that falls for consideration in these writ petitions is whether the petitioners are entitled to the benefit of the pay scales admissible to employees holding equivalent posts in the Government Educational Institutions. The question arises against the following backdrop. The petitioners are working as non-teaching employees of the respondent-Society, who has among other Institutions established what is known as Dayanandasagar College of engineering at Bangalore. The College, it is not in dispute, is recognised by the Government of Karnataka and the All India council for Technical Education. It is affiliated to the Bangalore university under the Karnataka State Universities Act, 1976.

( 2 ) THE grievance of the petitioners is that they have been working as permanent non-teaching employees for more than 10 years in the aforementioned College against different posts such as Instructors, Programmers, Clerks, Mechanics, Helpers and attenders in various Departments of Engineering. They were appointed initially on a consolidated salary ranging from Rs. 150/- to Rs. 1500/- depending upon the post held by them, which payment was in no way commensu

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