JUDGMENT

SAWANT, J. - Leave granted.

2. In the establishment of the respondent-High Court there are two sets of equivalent hierarchical posts, viz., Clerks, Translators and Revisors on the one hand and Clerks, Senior Assistants and Deputy Superintendents on the other. Above the posts of Revisors and Deputy Superintendents is the post of Superintendent which is common promotional post to both the sets.

3. The appellant was appointed as a Clerk on July 24, 1972 and was promoted as Translator on July 30, 1979. The pay scale of the Translator at the relevant time was Rs. 600-1120. It was revised to Rs. 1800-3200 w.e.f. January 1, 1986. Thereafter she was promoted to the post of Revisor on February 26, 1992 which carried the pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500.

4. As against this, Respondent 2 was appointed as a Clerk on January 7, 1974. He was promoted to the post of Senior Assistant on August 14, 1986. The post of Senior Assistant earlier carried the pay scale of Rs. 600-1120 and w.e.f. January 1, 1986 the pay scale was revised to Rs. 1800-3200.

5. It is thus apparent that the post of Translator and the post of Senior Assistant were on a par. There is also no dispute that the post of Revisor i