Aditya Nath Mittal, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

2. By means of these aforementioned writ petitions, the order dated 16.03.2005 has been challenged, by which the pay-scale of the petitioners has been reduced and they have been put in lower scale of pay.

3. The brief facts of the case are that petitioners were appointed on the post of Assistant Accountant in the then pay scale of Rs.100-180. Along with the petitioners, certain persons were appointed on the post of Typist in the same pay-scale of Rs.100-180 and they were also equally placed with the petitioners. The pay-scale of the Typist was revised to the pay-scale of Rs.120-220, which was subsequently revised to Rs.150-260. The Assistant Accountants raised an industrial dispute by means of Case Nos.37 of 1997 and 01 of 1987 and by means of an award dated 09.05.1978, the pay-scale of the Assistant Accountants was equated w.e.f. 01.04.1971 and the same was accepted. The said award was challenged before Hon'ble the Apex Court, but the appeal was dismissed on 18.01.1984. Another award dated 12.12.1988 was challenged, against which, the appeal was also dismisse