the wages, stating that the respondents are entitled to all benefits, after they have completed 480 days of continuous service. As a matter of fact, this was the order, which was passed by the Inspector of Labour, dated 04.06.2001, the correctness of which was to be tested in the writ petition, filed by the Board. However, when the matter came up before the Hon'ble Division Bench, on a submission made by the Board, which, according to them, was based on an affidavit, the respondents therein, in the first batch of cases, admittedly did not raise any objection and the Division Bench did not issue any positive direction, but, in effect, diluted the very effect of the order of Inspector of Labour, as the Hon'ble Division Bench permitted for necessary steps to be taken by the Board within a time frame. In so far as the case filed by the Board against the order, dated 04.06.2001, passed by the Inspector of Labour is concerned, the same was disposed of by this court, vide a common order, dated 18.08.2008. It is not known, as to whether a similar affidavit was filed in the said writ petition. However, the order, which was passed therein, was identical in all the three sets of cases. Therefore, the respondents cannot harp upon the direction issued by the Inspector of Labour, as the said order got merged with the order passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench, which recorded an undertaking of the Board that they propose to regularise the services of 151 Ex-servicemen and, as per the affidavit, such regularisation was prospective.
