IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1944 of 2005 (S/S) Sunita Dhiwan W/o Shri Chandra Mohan Dhiwan ..……… Petitioner Versus Regional Director, Staff Commission, Central Region Office, 8-A.B., Beli Road, Allahabad and others ……… Respondents Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Shri Arun Mohan Saklani, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Pradeep Joshi, the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner was appointed as a Hindi Translator on 2nd September, 1996 and was confirmed w.e.f. 2nd September, 1998 on the pay scale of Rs.4,500-7,000/-. Since then, the petitioner is receiving the same pay scale which has not been revised till date, even though, more than 13 years have elapsed. The petitioner in paragraph 5 and 6 have contended that the pay scale of Junior Translators and Senior Translators have been revised w.e.f. 08/11/2000 but the pay scale of Hindi Translator has not been revised and, in this regard, the petitioner has made several representations which are pending consideration and till date no action has been taken by the authority with regard to the revision of the pay scale of the petitioner nor his representation has been disposed of. Consequently, the present writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to decide his representation and pay the revised pay scale. The respondent Nos. 4 has filed a counter affidavit on his own behalf as well as on behalf of all the remaining respondents and has admitted in paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit that the 2 pay scale of Junior Translators and Senior Translators have been revised but the pay scale of Hindi Translator has not as yet been revised. In paragraph 10, it has been stated that the matter has been referred to the department of Culture, New Delhi for revision vide letter dated 08/11/2009 and again reminders were sent on 23rd March, 2005 and 19th January, 2006 but till date nothing has been done by the Ministry. A person cannot survive in the same pay scale for years. He would stagnate and it would become very difficult for the person to survive in the same pay scale. The respondents have admitted that the petitioner’s pay scale has not been revised since 1998 whereas the pay scale of Junior Translators and Senior Translators had been revised in the year 2000. The respondents further admitted that the petitioner’s representation is pending consideration and that the matter has been referred to the Ministry of Culture in the year 2001. In the light of the aforesaid, the petitioner is entitled to the relief. The writ petition is allowed. A writ of mandamus is issued to respondent No.2 directing the said authority to consider the representation of the petitioner and take a decision with regard to the revision of the pay scale of a Hindi Translator within six weeks from the date of presentation of a certified copy of the order. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 24.02.2010 Shiv