Hon’ble Minister Shri D.S.Bharde had replied that an amount of 30% of the total income of the market committee used to be deducted for payment of pay and other expenses and that those employees are treated as Government servants, we are of the opinion that we need not divert our much attention to the same especially in view of the number of admissions given in the affidavit and amended provisions of Hyderabad Act No.XXII of 1956. Needless to say that after taking into consideration the averments made in the petition, together with the documents filed on record and the admissions given in reply, the employees of exHyderabad State became Government servants. Even this position is subsequently accepted by the then bi-lingual Bombay State and even by the State of Maharashtra subsequently. Especially when the authorities of the market committee were entitled to deduct pension from the pay of the employees, and used to make further contribution, say of 30% or 40% from their income and used to credit the same in the treasury of the ex-Hyderabad State therafter the concerned market committees to whom the members of petitioner institution came to be transferred for services had also contributed substantial amount of their income towards the provident fund of these employees, we are inclined to hold that the members of the petitioner association are entitled for the pension, gratuity, as the case may be. We are also inclined to observe certain provisions from Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act,1963. Powers and duties of the Market Committees are embodied in Chapter IV of the said Act. Sub-section (xxiii) is pertaining to the pay, salaries and other emoluments, pension, leave, gratuity, compassionate allowance, contribution towards leave allowance, pension or provident fund of the officers and servants employed by the market committee in the manner prescribed . Thus, under the said Act also, the employees of the
