K.P. Balanarayana Marar, J.

1. The appeal is against the judgment in O. P. 7945 of 1988. Respondents therein are the appellants herein,

2. Petitioners in the original petition, respondents herein were appointed as Junior Engineers in the erstwhile Travancore Cochin State. On the formation of the State of Kerala they were promoted as Assistant Engineers (since then redesignated as Assistant Executive Engineers) on various dates. Their juniors as per the integrated gradation list as on 1-11-1956 were promoted to that cadre on 18-12-1956. Petitioners also were given the benefit of retrospective promotion from the date on which their juniors were promoted, but this order was subsequently cancelled. The order was challenged before this Court in O. P. 5053/80. The petition was allowed and the Government was directed to refix the emoluments of the petitioners consequent on their notional promotion and disburse the arrears of emoluments consequent on such refixation. This order was challenged in writ appeal but without success. Government thereafter directed disbursement of arrears of emoluments consequent on refixation. While giving effect to this order the directions of this Court