2003 Supp 4 SCR 887 The Order of the Court was delivered The State of Punjab has preferred these appeals against the Judgments and orders of the Punjab Haryana High Court by which the respondents were held to be entitled to the pay scale of Rs.
570 1080 whereas the remaining four posts were placed in the pay scale of Rs.
620 1200.
As against the above, the case of the respondents before the High Court was that the Assistants working in Class A and Class B offices have also been in the pay scale of Rs.
The petitioners before the High Court, who are respondents in these appeals, form a category of officials companysisting of Art cum Lattering Expert, Production Artist, Art Assistant, Layout Artist, Painting Artist and Artist cum Photographer.
Later on with effect from 1.1.1978, the Production Artists and Painting Artists were placed in the pay scale of Rs.
In the Third Punjab Pay Commission Report they were all placed in one scale, namely, Rs.
250 550.
1800 3200 with effect from 1.1.1986, which scale was made admissible earlier to the Assistants working in Class A and Class B offices.
600 1120 and Rs.
1500 2640 with effect from 1.1.1986.
