This writ application has been filed by 19 persons. They are employees/ executives of respondent No. 4 Bongaigaon Refinery Petrochemical Limited at Dhaligaon (for short BRPL). In the year pursuant to a direction given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a number of writ petitions filed by the employees of various Govt of India undertakings regarding revision of pay scales etc, a High Power Pay Committee (for short HPPC) was appointed by the Supreme Court. The said committee submitted recommendation and on consideration of the same. Govt of India came out with a proposal before the Supreme Court and the end that the scales of pay and Deamess allowance as recommended in the report will be extended to the employees of Public Sector Undertakings which were being paid Central Dearness Allowances (CDA). The Court further directed that these employees will continue to enjoy the option to switch over to the IDA pattern of scales of pay etc on voluntary basis. Pursuant to the aforesaid direction of the Supreme Court and acceptance of the recommendations of the HPPC by the Central Govt, the Ministry of Programme Implementation and Department of Public Enterprises issued an office memorandum on 1

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