( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment dated 16/10/1998 passed by a learned single Judge of this court allowing the writ petition filed by the respondents claiming revised pay scales in the grade of Rs. 1640-2900 for the posts of Assistants,re-designated as Senior Accountants, Sr. Assistants and P. A. /senior Stenographers held by the respondents in the Indian Road Construction Corporation Limited, the appellant herein. The appellant Corporation is a public sector undertaking. The respondents stated in their writ petition that in several public sector undertakings the revised scales have been accepted and implemented and they should also be treated similarly and get the benefit of revised pay scales. The learned Single Judge noted that the scale for the posts in question stood revised in case of employees of the Govt. of India vide office memo dated 31/7/1990. The said O. M. was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt. of India, and had been adopted by all the government departments and most of the public sector undertakings. Accordingly he directed that the appellant will give the