IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6119/03 Dilip Kumar Talesara vs. State & Ors. Date of order : 1/7/2008. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Rajendra Soni for the petitioner. Smt. Parinitoo Jain, Dy. Govt. Counsel for State. Shri Rajendra Prasad for Shri Rajesh Mootha for the respondent. ****** This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner who is serving as College Librarian with Shri Pragya Mahavidhyalaya, Bijay Nagar, Ajmer. He was confirmed on that post on 20.1.1980. According to the petitioner, he possessed the requisite qualification for receiving UGC pay scale on that post. His case was forwarded by the College management to the Director College Education for sanctioning UGC pay scale vide letter dated 23.5.1998 followed by another communication dated 28.11.2000 but so far no decision has been taken. It is contended that the petitioner is having qualification of B.A., B.Lib. and also M.A. and M.Lib. His case is squarely covered by judgement of co-ordinate bench of this Court in Laxmi Narain Sharma & Ors. vs. State of Raj. & Ors.-2002 (1) RLR 771 and another judgement in Bhuvanendra Kumar Jha vs. State of Raj. & Ors., S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1093/97 decided on 3.3.2008. It is therefore prayed that the respondents be directed to grant the benefit of UGC pay scale to the petitioner w.e.f. 1.4.1980. Smt. Parinitoo Jain, learned Deputy Government Counsel opposed the writ petition and submitted that since the petitioner does not possess the qualification as per the government order dated 24.4.1993, he is not entitled to the UGC pay scale. Learned counsel for the petitioner however clarified that as per the requirement of the Rules, the Librarian has to possess either the graduation degree of B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com with post graduate degree in Library Science i.e. M.Lib or graduation degree of B.Lib with post graduation in M.A., M.Sc. and M.Com. It is contended that the petitioner passed out the degree of B.Lib. in April 1977 as would be evident from Annexure-4 dated 29.4.1977 and the degree of M.A. in 1979 as seen from Annexure-6. The petitioner was therefore eligible for grant of benefit of UGC pay scale. In the light of the above facts, the case of the petitioner is similar to the one already decided by this Court in aforesaid cases. The writ petition is therefore allowed on the similar lines and the petitioner is held entitled to grant of UGC pay scale w.e.f. 1st April, 1980 with arrears together with interest at the rate of 12% per annum as directed to be paid by this Court in Laxmi Narain Sharma, supra. Compliance of the judgment be made within three months from the date of production of copy of this judgment. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/