D.G.R. Patnaik, J. Prayer in these writ applications as made by the petitioners is for a direction to the respondent SAIL to grant the scale of pay of Rs. 3100 – 5150/-in the E-II Grade of officers to the petitioners from the date the petitioners were appointed to the post of Safety Inspectors/Safety Officers under the Respondent Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro(BSL).

2. Facts of the petitioners’ case in brief is that the State Government by notification dated 13.02.1989 (Annexure-5) had notified 26 posts of Safety Officers in the Respondent Bokaro Steel Plant(BSL). The decision of the State Government was communicated by the Chief Inspector of Factories to the Management of the Bokaro Steel Plant(BSL). While doing so, the Chief Inspector of Factories, in exercise of its power under Rule 62B(2) of the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 had also intimated that relaxation in the qualification of requisite experience would also be granted to deserving candidates who were found professionally competent. A direction was issued by the Chief Inspector of Factories to the Management of the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) to submit applications for grant of exemption and also to o