Y.B. Suryawanshi, J.

1. The petitioners, employees of respondent No. 1, the National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Limited ('N.C.C.F.' for short), have filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, principally challenging the non-compliance of the policy of 'equal pay for equal work', and also discriminatory attitude in the payment of emoluments of fixed pay and daily wages to the ad hoc employees vis a vis regular employees of the same cadre, doing similar work.

2. The petitioners are all employees of the respondent N.C.C.F., posted in its Indore Branch. The petitioner No. 1 Ramu Ram Sahu is working since 7-5-84 as L.D.C. on a fixed pay of Rs. 662/r per month both the petitioners Nos. 2 and 3 are working as ID.Cs. since 10-8-84, on a fixed pay of Rs. 662/- per month; the petitioner No. 4 is employed since 23-1-84, as Junior Accounts Clerk also on fixed pay as above, whereas, petitioner No. 5 is employed since 12-1-84 as a Peon on daily wages at the rate of Rs. 15.90 per day.

3. According to the petitioners, the N.C.C.F. is a society registered under the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1973, fully controlled by the Government of India and