ORDER

13.1.2006 — The petitioner who is applicant in O.A. No.237 of 2002 before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench has filed this writ application challenging the judgment and order dated 22.7.2004 passed by the Tribunal in the aforesaid case.

2. Grievance of the petitioner before the Tribunal was that great injustice has been done by not giving him proper fitment in terms of the Technical Service Rules of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research which came into effect from 1.10.1975 and that he has been discriminated in this regard and juniors to the petitioner have been allowed to enjoy higher scale of pay and better service benefits under the said Rules. Further case of the petitioner is that he joined in service under the opposite parties as Field Assistants in the scale of pay of Rs.110-200/- and was promoted to Grade of Senior Field Assistant with effect from 1.7.76. Shortly before his promotion, in the year 1975 the opposite party-Organisation was declared as a Society and the Technical Service Rules of ICAR were brought into effect from 1.10.1975. Petitioner who was applicant before the Tribunal was included at the initial constitution at T-I level and fi