( 1 ) QUESTIONING the correctness of Memo in roc. No. TL2/26347/96 dated 22-4-1998 issued by the 1st respondent wherein the request of the petitioner for Special Grade civil Surgeon scale on completion of 5 years as per G. O. Ms. No. 537 M and H (A2) dated 8-9-1981 was rejected, the petitioner filed this writ petition.

( 2 ) THE factual matrix of the case is that the petitioner after taking her Post Graduate degree in General Medicine was appointed as a Medical Officer in the 1st respondent devasthanam on 18-6-1970. Thereafter she was promoted to the post of Civil Surgeon on 2-2-1985. Having put in 5 years of service in Civil Surgeon cadre she made a representation in the year 1996 to the executive Officer of the Devasthanam seeking the Special Grade promotion scale as per G. O. Ms. No. 537 M and H (A2) dated 8-9-1981. The said request was rejected on the ostensible ground that the said G. O. is not applicable to the employees of the t. T. D. Thereafter, the petitioner filed another representation on 3-1-1998 duly bringing to the notice of the Executive officer that one Dr. Harinath was given the special Grade Scale by the T. T. D. under the orders of the Superint