Sunil Ambwani, J. - (1.) Heard Shri H.N. Shukla, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Shri M.S. Pipersenia, learned Standing Counsel for respondents.
(2.) The State Leprosy Medical Employees Association and its Secretary Shri Brahmachari Rai have filed this writ petition for a direction commanding the respondents including State of U.P. through Principal Secretary Medical (Health and Family Planning), Chief Secretary; Government of U.P. and Finance Secretary; Government of U.P. to provide to the Health Educators of the State Leprosy Department, working in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-2300/- upto 1.1.1996 and Rs. 4500-7000 after the revision of pay scale, the pay scale of Rs. 1640-2900/from 1.1.86 to 1.1.1996 and Rs. 5500-9000 after 1.1.1996, as are applicable and paid to the similarly situated employees of the Central Government.
(3.) The members of the petitioner's association are serving as Health Educators in the District Level Office of Leprosy (D.L.O.) and Leprosy Control Unit (L.C.U.), under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme launched in the year 1954-55. All the petitioners are non-medical assistants/para Medical Workers in the State Leprosy Eradication Programme for which the essential qualification is Intermediate (Science) and four months training as per instructions issued by the General Bureau of Health Intelligence Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.;