Full Judgment
2. The respondents were availing benefit in terms of Notification No.25/84, dated 1-3-1984 upto 31-3-1986. According to the department the Notification No. 138/86, dated 1-3-1986 supercedes the earlier notification and accordingly the respondents are not entitled to benefit for the period March, 1986. On the other hand, the contention of the respondents is that the very notification itself specifies that notification shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 1986.
Accordingly the respondents were entitled to benefit in terms of old notification upto 31-3-1986. This view was upheld by the Collector (Appeals) in his impugned order.
3. On going through the facts and circumstances, particularly the specific clause that notification 138/86 shall come into force from 1st day of April, 1986/ we concur with the arguments advanced on behalf of the respondents that they were entitled to benefit in terms of old notification upto 31-3-1986. In the view we have taken, the appeal filed by the department is hereby dismissed.