COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2720 (S/S) of 2001 (Old Case No. 46408 of 2000) Dev Ram Joshi, son of Sri Kali Ram Joshi, Anskalik Rasoiya, Rajkiya Viklang Karmshala Evam Utpadan Kendra, Chaniyala District Tehri Garhwal. ...........Petitioner Versus 1. The State of U.P. through Secretary, Viklang Kalyan Vibhag, Lucknow. 2. The Director, Viklang Kalyan Vibhag, U.P. at Lucknow. ..........Respondents Sri Lalit Belwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned standing counsel for the State. Dated: 29.02.2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition the petitioner has prayed to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay equal pay which is being paid to other similarly placed persons in Samaj Kalyan Vibhag of the State Government and has further prayed to pay arrears of pay after revising the pay to the petitioner. 2. The petitioner was appointed as Anshkalik Rasoiya on 12.10.1990 in the Harijan and Samaj Kalyan Vibhag, Government of U.P. in the fixed pay of Rs.150/- per month. The pay of the petitioner was increased to Rs.325/- per month and thereafter vide G.O. No.5308/26-3-90-412592/91 dated 27.3.1991 the pay of the petitioner was revised and increased to Rs.650/- per month. In 1995 the Harijan and Samaj Kalyan Vibhag, Government of U.P. was split into various Vibhags including Samaj Kalyan Vibhag and Viklang Kalyan Vibhag. The services of the petitioner came under the Viklang Kalyan Vibhag, Government of U.P. whereas other persons employed as Rasoiya in the Harijan and Samaj Kalyan Vibhag came under other Departments like Samaj Kalyan Vibhag. The State Government vide its G.O. No.885/26.3.99-3 (31)/97 dated 30.03.1999 increased the pay of Rasoiya, Kahar and Swachkar of the Samaj Kalyan Vibhag to Rs.1,500/- per month w.e.f. 01.01.1998 and Rs.2,550/- per month w.e.f. 01.01.1999 but the petitioner was denied to pay the salary as is being paid to the other similarly situated employees of the Samaj Kalyan Vibhag. 3. There is no reason to deny the difference of salary, if it is being paid to the employees of the department in the plains on the basis of Government Order dated 30.03.1999, then in terms of the said Government Order it should be paid to the employees in the hill area. 4. Accordingly, the respondents are directed that the arrears of dues be cleared within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (P.C. Verma, J.) 29.02.2008 RBS