- (1.) HEARD counsel for the parties.
(2.) THE petitioner in this writ application, has prayed for a direction upon the respondents 1 and 2 to correct the anomaly in his pay scale and the benefits created by the fixation of the pay scale of Shri D.K. Yadav (Respondent No. 3) who is a junior to the petitioner. Petitioner has also prayed for a direction upon the respondents to pay the balance of the wages since he is senior to Shri D.K. Yadav. The petitioner was appointed under the respondent DVC on the post of Technical Grade -II on 3.7.1975 and was subsequently promoted to the post of Technical Grade -I on 20.4.1979 and later, to the post of Sr. Scientific Assistant.on 25.05.1986.
(3.) THE respondent no. 3 D.K. Yadav, who is claimed by the petitioner to be junior to him, has been given stagnation relief and the higher post of Sr. Scientific Assistant in the pay scale of Rs. 700 - 1205 and his pay was fixed at Rs. 950/ -per month. Thereafter, the respondent no. 3 was promoted to the post of Technical Grade -1 on 25.01.1984, whereas the petitioner stood already promoted to the same post on 20.4.1979. The present revised pay scale of Sr. Scientific Assistant is Rs. 1800 - 3420.;