I have heard Mr. A. Nilamani, learned senior counsel for the petitioner

Association as well as Mr. T. Nandakumar, learned Advocate General, Manipur for the State respondents.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution has been filed by the Manipur DIC Supervisors Association, formerly called the Manipur DIC Field Staff Employees' Association. DIC stands to District Industries Centre.

3. The petitioner Association's 68 members were initially appointed and designated as Field Organiser (Cottage/Handloom) and Economic Surveyor in the DICs. in the pay scale of Rs. 325-710 per month. There were four other posts, namely, Supervisor (Infrastructure), Supervisor (Credit), Supervisor (Marketing) and Supervisor (Technical) in the DICs.

4. Considering that the DICs Field Organisers and Economic Surveyors on the one hand and Surveyors on the other requiring more or less same essential qualifications, discharge same or similar functions, the respondent No.4 Director of Industries wrote to the respondent No.2, Secretary (Industries) vide Annexure A/1 dated 28.2.83 to convey an approval of the Govt for equalisation of pay scale and status of the Field Organisers, Economic Surveyors

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