JUDGMENT :

Dr. D.P.Choudhury, J.

These writ petitions have been filed assailing the inaction of the opposite parties for non-payment of differential arrear salary under Orissa Revised Scale of Pay Rules, 1998 (hereinafter called as “the ORSP Rules, 1998”) to the petitioners.

2. Since the above five writ petitions have got common question of law, they are being taken up together for disposal by this common judgment.

FACTS

3. The adumbrated facts of the petitioners are that the petitioners in W.P.(C) Nos.20784, 19927, 20291, 20092 of 2014 and petitioner no.2 in W.P.(C) No.20162 of 2014, were employees of Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (in short “the Corporation”). Petitioner No.1 in W.P.(C) No.20162 of 2014 is the General Secretary of Employees’ Association of the Corporation and it has prayed for a direction to implement the Resolution of the Finance Department dated 17.04.1998 from the effective date by the Corporation in respect of its employees.

4. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.20784 of 2014 was an employee of the Corporation and retired from service with effect from 31.0