( 1 ) A classic case of the respondents trying to wriggle out from the order passed by the Supreme Court of India. The petitioners have filed this writ petition, inter alia, praying that directions passed by the Supreme Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 473/88 dated 27. 8. 1999 be complied with by the respondent in a time bound manner. The second prayer of the petitioners are that they may be paid the same salary and allowances at par with the Central Government employees appointed in Group c staff. The petitioners are working in the office of the Official Liquidator attached to the High Court of Delhi. To understand the controversy it may be noted that certain writ petitions were filed in the High Court of Calcutta and Kerala by the staff working with the office of Court Liquidator in Calcutta and Official Liquidator in Kerala. Petitions were allowed by the learned Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court. Respondents preferred an appeal before the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court. The Division Bench also affirmed the judgment of Calcutta High Court. It is important to quote from the judgment of the Supreme Court as follows :

"the learned Judges, after care