JUDGMENT :

DINESH MEHTA, J.

1. By way of the present writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have laid challenge to the order dated 30.08.2001 passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal, Bhilwara (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’).

2. Precisely narrated facts appertain are that the petitioners raised an industrial dispute in relation to the grant of regular pay-scale (Helper Grade-II) to them w.e.f. 01.04.1989, as against their claim of grant of regular pay-scale w.e.f. 01.04.1982, on completion of two years.

3. Backdrop facts, which propelled the petitioners to approach the learned Labour Court were that the petitioners were appointed as work charge employees by the respondent – Ajmer Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Lmt. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Nigam’) on 01.04.1979. The petitioners continued as such, whereafter they were granted regular pay-scale w.e.f. 01.04.1989.

4. The respondents had constituted a committee vide order No. 1009 dated 02.03.1989, whereafter the Board in its meeting (387th Meeting) held on 05.06.1989 decided to allow regular pay-scale to the work charge employees, who have completed two years continuous service with e