JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. - Petitioners herein were appointed as Surveyors in the Department of Irrigation and Public Health (for short 'I &PH') on 20.11.1986 and 24.12.1979 respectively. They became entitled for benefit of senior scale of Rs.1800-3200 on their having completed 12 years regular service as Surveyors. Though, the matter was considered by the Pay Anomaly Committee in its meeting held on 26.6.1995 for grant senior scale of 1800-3200 on completion of 12 years of service as Surveyors in the department of I&PH, but since representation having been filed by the association of the petitioner's was not accepted, person namely Hans Raj and others filed O.A.(D)No.1035 of 1994 in the erstwhile H.P. Administrative Tribunal, praying therein to direct the respondentState to pay scale of Rs. 1800-3200 on completion of 12 years of service, as was given in the case of Surveyors of Agriculture Department. The aforesaid original application was allowed by the Tribunal to the extent that the respondents were directed to obtain the latest position of the scale of Surveyors as granted by the Government of Punjab to the Surveyors of Irrigation Department in compliance to the orders of the