WP(C) 614/2007 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Mr. R. P. Sarmah, learned Sr. counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. S.K. Das, learned Standing counsel, Education Department. The petitioner who was appointed in the intermediate scale of pay by Annexure-A order dated 12.02.82 and subsequently was provided with the post of Science Grad uate Teacher in the graduate scale of pay by Annexure-B order 09.01.92 effective from 20.11.91, has filed this writ petition claiming Graduate Scale of pay w.e. f. initial date of appointment, i.e. from 12.02.82. In this connection, the peti tioner has placed reliance on two orders of this Court dated 09.08.2002 and 11.1 1.2003 passed in W.P.(C) No. 3083/02 and W.P.(C) No. 9233/03 respectively. By th e said orders, direction was issued to examine similar claims pertaining to the petitioners involved therein. Mr. S.K. Das, learned Standing counsel, Education Department, submits that simil ar writ petition has also been dismissed by this Court vide order dated 18.05.2 010 in W.P.(C) No. 5723/06 (Gauri Prava Mahanta vs. State of Assam). If the petitioner was appointed in the intermediate scale of pay by the aforesai d Annexure-A order dated 12.02.82 and subsequently was provided Graduate scale of pay by Annexure-B order dated 09.01.92, in my considered opinion, he cannot c laim that graduate scale of pay should be given to him from the initial date of appointment, i.e. 12.02.82. All these aspects of the matter have been dealt wit h in the aforesaid order dated 18.05.2010 by which the writ petition has been di smissed. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed.