IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1327 of 2009 1. BACHCHU THAKUR @ BACHHU TAKUR S/O RAM SEWAK THAKUR VILL.- NOAWAN, P.S.- SHAKURABAD, DISTT.- JEHANABAD AT PRESENT POSTED AT TIRHUT CANAL DIVISION, HAZIPUR, VAISHALI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TIRHUT CANAL CIRCLE, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TIRHUT CANAL DIVISION, (GANDAK YOJNA), HAZIPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI ----------- 7. 12.05.2010 We have heard learned Counsel for the appellant and the learned Counsel for the State. The impugned judgment holds that the petitioner as a daily wage employee was only granted the minimum of the time scale of pay and therefore he was not entitled to increments. In his capacity as a daily wage employee, the petitioner cannot seek the benefits of the status of a permanent government employee. Increments are granted to one who holds a regular pay scale. On his own showing the appellant is neither a regular employee nor holds any pay scale. Merely because by invocation of the principles of the doctrine of ‘equal pay for equal work’ he may have been granted minimum scale of pay but that shall not vest a right in him to demand increments which is applicable only to a person who holds regular pay scale for regular post. The mere fact that such increments may have been given to certain others similarly situated shall not vest any right in the appellant to demand similar treatment as Article 14 does not operate negatively to demand parity in illegality. The appeal is dismissed. (Navin Sinha,J.) (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.) Snkumar/-