1 S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.6703/2008 Dev Dutt Tripathi vs. State of Raj. And others. S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6703/2008 Dev Dutt Tripathi. vs State of Rajasthan and Ors. DATE OF ORDER : 6.7.2009 HON'BLE MR. PRAKASH TATIA, J. Mr.Vinay Jain, for the petitioner. Mr.GR Calla, for the respondents. ---- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the controversy involved in this writ petition is squarely covered to the decision rendered in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.4988/2002 (Ram Ratan Chouhan vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.) and connected writ petitions. Learned counsel for the respondents could not dispute this position. In view of the above, following the decision rendered in Ram Ratan Chouhan's case (supra), this writ petition is also allowed and it is held that the impugned notification dated 7.8.98 in so far as it seeks to take away and withdraw the accrued and vested rights of the petitioner by reducing his pay scale from 8000-13500 to that of 7500- 12000 is declared illegal and quashed. The 2 S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.6703/2008 Dev Dutt Tripathi vs. State of Raj. And others. petitioner is held entitled to receive his salary in the pay scale of 8000-13500 and consequential recovery order passed in the case of the petitioner would also stand quashed and set aside and he would be entitled to refund of the amount, if already recovered, together with interest @ 6% per annum within a period of three months from the date of service of copy of the judgment. There shall be however no order as to costs. (PRAKASH TATIA),J. S.Phophaliya/-