JUDGMENT

Sashikanta Mishra, J.

The petitioners in the present writ application, by questioning the correctness of order dated 07.06.2019 passed by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government in the Department of Higher Education, Orissa seek quashment of the same. All the four petitioners were appointed as Lecturers in different disciplines by the Governing Bodies of different non-aided institutions. Their appointments were duly approved by the State Government and accordingly they were paid their salary components with effect from their date of appointments. They were also placed in the common gradation list prepared by the Director, Higher Education in accordance with the Orissa Aided Educational Institutions Employee's Common Cadre and Inter-transferability Rules, 1979. All of them were given the benefit of UGC scale of pay by considering their approved date of appointments. They were also given the benefit of Senior Lecturer Scale of Pay and Reader Scale of Pay as provided under the UGC guidelines.

2. The relevant particulars of the petitioners is reflected in the table below: