JUDGMENT

S. PANDA, J. — This writ petition has been filed by the peti¬tioner challenging the order dated 15.02.1999 passed by the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, Bhubaneswar (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in OA No. 2936 of 1996 wherein the Tribunal has rejected the application of the petitioner for regularization/absorption in the post of Junior Stenographer with effect from 21.08.1996.

2. The facts of the case are as follows :

Petitioner was appointed as an N.M.R. on 01.04.1979 under the Budget Branch of the Office of the Executive Engineer, Bha¬drak R&B Division. She was discharging her duties as per the duties assigned to her from time to time as a Clerk, Typist, Stenographer and Tracer in the regular establishment but she was denied the equal pay as that of a regular employee. In this regard, the Executive Engineer issued a certificate on 10.09.1985 that the petitioner is working as a clerk-cum-stenographer in his office. While the matter stood thus, 1787 N.M.R. employees working under the Works Department of Government of Orissa filed a writ petition i.e. OJC No. 3599 of 1988 before this Court for regularization of their services and this Court vide order dated 13