THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.241 OF 2002 O R D E R The present writ petition is ﬁled aggrieved by the action of the respondent – Regional Engineering College, represented by its Principal, Kazipet, Warangal District, in issuing memo No.C2/73-68-90-11208 dated 27.11.1990 in rejecting the request of the petitioner to ﬁx his pay from the date of initial appointment in appropriate scale of pay as per the pay revisions took place in the years 1974, 1978 and 1986 on par with his juniors, particularly one K.Ramakrishna. 2. The case of the petitioner in the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the writ petition is that he was working as butler with eﬀect from 14.7.1964, but however he was issued proceedings by the respondent in order No.C2/67/9874 dated 10.8.1967 appointing him as butler by ﬁxing the scale of pay of Rs.50-1-60-2-70 with eﬀect from 14.7.1967. Subsequently the post of butler was re- designated as cook-cum-butler and by proceedings dated 22.5.1979 the scale of the petitioner was ﬁxed in the pay of Rs.180-9-270-10-350 with eﬀect from 16.4.1979. The case of the petitioner is that the Government by issuing G.O.Ms.No.107(PW-III) Department dated 7.2.1974 standardized the time scale of various classes of services in work charged establishments in all branches of Public Works Department (P.W.E), including the project wing and that P.W.D. has large network including maintenance of guest houses all over the State under its administrative. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent by ignoring the said G.O.Ms.No.107(PW- III) Department dated 7.2.1974, ﬁxed the scale of the petitioner. His further grievance is that one M.Ramakrishna Cook-cum-butler who was appointed subsequent to him, was drawing Rs.1,450/- and whereas he is getting only Rs.1,260/-. His further grievance is that the respondent has not sanctioned him the scale admissible on completion of 10 years, 15 years and 20 years of service. Therefore, he ﬁled the present writ petition. 3. No counter affidavit is filed. 4. From a perusal of the above facts, the main grievance of the petitioner is that one Ramakrishna who was appointed subsequent to him was drawing Rs.1,450/- and whereas he is drawing lesser pay of Rs.1,260/-. His further grievance is that though the Government revised the pay scales of 1974 as Rs.240-420 and in the year 1978 as Rs.420-550, his scale was ﬁxed at Rs.180-350 in the year 1974 and Rs.350-550 in the year 1978 and therefore his grievance is that his pay has not been ﬁxed properly and he is drawing less than his junior. The impugned order dated 27.1.1990 though states that the scales of pay applicable are applied to the petitioner in the years 1974, 1978 and 1986 and that he was also given special benefits on completion of 10 years, 15 years and 22 years, since the date of his original appointment in the year 1967, there are no reasons for meeting the averments of the petitioner that his pay has been ﬁxed erroneously in the pay scales of the years 1974 and 1978 and further no reasons are assigned to his speciﬁc case that his junior is being paid more than him Therefore, the same requires to be set aside and the matter needs to be remitted back. 5. In view of the above reasons, the impugned order dated 27.1.1990 is set aside and the respondent is directed to consider the request of the petitioner for sanction of pay scale on par with his juniors, afresh and pass appropriate orders in accordance withlaw, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. AVS ------------------------------ - 28—08--2008