Hence the grievance of the appellants was companyfined to the period between 1 3 1982 and 31 3 1987.
Appellants therefore filed writ petitions before the High Court for necessary reliefs to be granted to them.
When the Fourth Pay Commission was formed representations were made by the judicial officers of Goa to rectify the anomaly which, according to them, came into existence for the first time in 1982, but numberrelief was provided to them.
In 1962, Goa became part of the Union Territory of India.
They were Judges of higher judiciary in the subordinate level.
One of them has since retired from service but the cause which they espoused survives.
They have number companye to the Supreme Court with this appeal by special leave.
Appellants were District Judges posted in the Union Territory of Goa.
In 1982 the Union Territory of Delhi increased the scale of pay of such Judges to Rs.2000 3200/ while their companynterparts in the Union Territory of Goa were number given any increase to keep the scale on par with the former.
When they filed the writ petition in the High Court they were District and Sessions Judges.
On 20 12 1961 the Territories of Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from the suzerainty of Portugal.
THOMAS, J. Some Judges whose function was dispensation of justice had to approach the High Court for justice based on the celebrated doctrine equal pay for equal work but they were number suited by a Division Bench of that High Court.
