IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 3505 of 1987 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- R.N. PATNI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR NIKHIL CARIEL for Petitioners MR MUKESH PATEL for Respondent -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE Date of decision: 20/10/1999 ORAL JUDGEMENT #. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. #. The petitioners, three in number, the employees of the Health and Family Welfare Department, by this writ petition, are praying for declaration that they are eligible and entitled to the pay scale of Rs.700-1600 with effect from 1.4.1980 and prayed for further directions to give them the pay scale of U.G.C. immediate one grade lower than that of Librarian with all the consequential benefits. #. Looking to the nature of the dispute raised in this special civil application by petitioners and the prayers made, prima-facie I am satisfied that this matter has to be taken up by petitioners before the Pay Anomaly Committee constituted by the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat, vide Resolution No.PGR-1098-34-M dated 20th May, 1998. #. This writ petition is dismissed at this stage with liberty to the petitioners to make representation in respect of their grievances made in this special civil application to the Pay Anomaly Committee and if such a representation is made, the Committee will take care of it. However, where the Committee decides that this matter does not fall within the terms of Reference or they have some other difficulty, liberty is granted to the petitioners for revival of this special civil application. Subject to this liberty, this special civil application is dismissed. Rule discharged. Interim relief, if any, granted by this Court stands vacated. No order as to costs. ..... [sunil]