PETiTIONERS :y ,J. 1) State of Chhattisgarh through The Secretary, Pubiic Health Family Welfare Deptt. D.K. Mantralaya, Ra.pur. 2) Joint Director, Heaith Services, Division Raipur. 3) Divislon Officer, Ayun/ed Division, Raipur. 4) The Collector, Raipur. 5) The Commissioner, Health Services, Division Raipur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). RESPONDENTS 1} Dr. Virendra Kumar Dubey, Ayurved Chkitsa Adhikari, S/o. Shri Gajanand Dubey, Govt. Ayurved Hospitai, Chhatera, Vil'age Chhatera, Block Arang. Dist. Raipur (Chhattisgarh). 3) The Administrative Tribunal, Raipur Bench, ^; Raipur (Chhattisgarh). PRESENT: Shri Utkarsh Verma, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the petitioners/State. Shri Y.C. Sharma, Counsel for the respondents (Passed on 16th November, 2006) -2.- The following oral order of the Court was passed by S.R. Nayak, ^ C.J. For more than one reason this writ petition, fiied by the State and its authorities, is liable to be dismissed in Simina. We have psrused the impugned order of the Madhya Pradesh Admlnistrative Tribunal, Raipur Bench ^for short, "the Tribuna!"). It appears that first respondent, Dr. Mahesh Chandrakar and Dr. Yusuf Khokhar were appojnted as Sahayak Ayurved Chikitsa Adhikari. It appears that the pay scale admitted to Dr. Mahesh Chandrakar and Dr. Yusuf Khokhar was denied to the first respondent on the ground that whereas Dr. Mahesh Chandrakar and Dr. Yusuf Khokhar had obtained AVMS Degree, the first respondent did not produce the AVIVIS Degree. !n the circumstance, Original Appiication No.234 of ./9( was instituted before the Tribuna! seeksng parity pay scale. Before the Tribunai, first respondent produced the certificate of AVMS de.e Annexure A/8. The Tribuna! having perused Annexure A/8 and hol that the first respondent too has obtained AVMS Degree and, therefore, quaiified to be appointed as Sahayak Ayur/ed Chikitsa Adhikari, ai application of the first respondent and directed that the respondents extend the pay scale granted to his colleagues to the first respondent also.by jts order dated 28/02/2001. Hence, this petition. |[ We have heard isarned counsel for the parties. We do not find any merit in the writ petition. 'Likes should be treated aiike' is mandate of Article 14 of the Constitution and the integral part of the principle of faimess. It is now satisfactoriiy proved that Dr. Dr. Yusuf Khokhar arid the first respondent have and all of them are appointed to the post of Sahayak Ayurved Chikitsa Adhikari and, therefore, t'ney shouid be treated aiike. The discrimination earlier made by the department was hit by Article 14 postulates and could •B^—ia - 3- not be sustained snd, therefore, !R our consldsrsd opinion, ths Tribuna! was fuily justified in directing She extension of the pay scale extended to the first re&pondent's coileagues to the flrst respondent also. The writ petltion is, therefore, dismlssed. No costs. Sd/- Chief Jiistice Sd/- V.K. Shrivatava Judge