T.H.B.Chalapathi, J.

1. The petitioners who are working as teachers in various Government Schools in the State of Haryana, filed this writ petition for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to grant them the higher pay scale from the date of their acquiring the qualification of B A. or equivalent examination, according to the orders of the Government.

2. The erstwhile State of Punjab issued a Circular dated 23.7.1957, revising the pay scales of the employees of the Government including the teachers working in Education Department for possessing higher qualifications. When the relief of higher pay scales was denied to some of the teachers who have acquired higher qualification, approached this Court through different writ petitions. Those writ petitions were allowed. The matter was also decided by a Full Bench of this Court in CWP No.484 of 1986 (Om Parkash Arya versus State of Haryana & Ors.). The Supreme Court also in Civil Appeal No.3799 of 1983 (Avtar Singh versus Manmohan Singh & Ors.) and Chaman Lal& Ors. versus State of Haryana & Ors., 1987(4) S.L.R. 4. This Court in view of the orders of the Supreme Court held that the Circular is applicable to the teachers wo