NIRANJAN NAYAK Vs. STATE OF ORISSA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition was allowed by order dated 19.4.1995 passed by a Division Bench of this Court declaring that the petitioner is entitled to draw I.A. (Intermediate in Arts) C.P. Ed. scale of pay with effect from 2.9.1986, the date of acquisition of training qualification, i.e. C.P. Ed. The State Government being aggrieved by the said order as well as similar orders passed in other connected cases, preferred Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court which set aside this Court's orders and remitted the matters for fresh disposal by order dated 21.4.1997. This is how this matter and other connected matters have come up for hearing before us.

(2.) WE have heard counsel for parties. Since points involved in this matter and other connected matters are one and the same, they were heard together and are governed by this judgment.

(3.) BEFORE examining the contentions raised, we may profitably extract hereunder the order of the Supreme Court dated 21.4. 1997 remanding the matter to this Court for fresh disposal :