In this application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for a direction to the respondents to maintain the rank of Stenographers, Grade I as Class II gazetted post and to grant pay to Stenographers Grade I) proportionate to the pay of Class II gazetted officers with retrospective effect from 1987.

2. The petitioner No. 1 is an Association of Stenographers employed in the Manipur Secretariat, and the petitioner No.2 is its Secretary. By order dated 24.9.83 issued by the Govt of Manipur, General Administration Department, the post of Stenographer Grade I of Manipur Secretariat was declared to be Class II gazetted post/Class II gazetted officers enjoyed certain benefits. They were invited in all the State functions of the Govt of Manipur, they were entitled to be drawing and disbursing officers of the discretionary grant fluids of the Ministers in the State of Manipur and they were getting higher Leave Travelling Concessions (LTC) more than those employees who were holding 11011 gazetted posts. In the year 1983 when stenographers Grade I were declared as holding Class II gazetted post they were enjoying pay scale of Rs.720 -1.470. By the Manipur

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