REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO.1716 OF 2004

CSIR & Ors.

… Appellants

Versus

Ramesh Chandra Agrawal & Anr.

… Respondents

WITH

CIVIL APPEAL NOS.1717, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723 AND

1724 OF 2004

J U D G M E N T

S.B. Sinha, J.

1.

These appeals are directed against a judgment and order dated

7.5.2003 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at

Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow whereby and whereunder an order

dated 22..12.2000 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal in Original

Application No.151 of 1995 as also the office memorandum dated

22.12.2000 were set aside and the appellants herein were directed to

consider the case of absorption of the respondents in terms of the scheme by

considering the question of relaxation with respect to their length of

experience in accordance with the provisions of clause 9 thereof. It was

furthermore directed that benefit with respect to breaks shall also be given

to the petitioners as had been done in the case of other researchers who had

been absorbed.

2.

The basic fact of the matter is not in dispute.

Appellant is a soc