(1.) THE petitioners, who are employees of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have filed the present Writ Petition seeking for a direction to give the revised pay scale at par with 34 security personnel as per the orders of the respondent dated 28.7.1999 and 3.4.2006.
(2.) THE Writ Petition was admitted on 11.10.2007. Pending the Writ Petition, in the application for interim direction only Notice was ordered. On notice from this Court, the respondent IIT, Madras filed a counter affidavit dated 27.8.2009. THE petitioners had filed a reply affidavit dated 8.3.2012.
(3.) IN the reply affidavit, in paragraphs 14 and 15, it was averred as follows: