1. Both the appeals under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent have been filed against the order dated 8.2.2005 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No. 11801 of 2001 and CWJC No. 11920 of 1999 [reported in 2005(2) PLJR 103] dismissing the said writ applications filed by the writ petitioners-appellants challenging the order dated 30.8.1999 passed by the Commis-sioner-cum-Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna (Annexure-9 to both the writ applications) whereby prayer of the District Planning Officers for grant of replacement pay scale of Rs. 3000-4500 has been rejected.

2. Admitted fact is that the appellants of LPA No. 229 of 2005 and appellants No. 2 and 3 of LPA No. 228 of 2005 and other District Planning Officers were appointed in the year 1983 in the pay scale of Rs. 1350-2000/-. Later on, the said basic pay-scale was revised as Rs. 2400-4150/- and the 5th Pay Revision Committee did not change their pay scale whereas the members of Bihar Administrative Services were given the replacement pay scale of Rs. 3000-4500/-. The Association of the District Planning Officers who is appellants No. 1 in LPA No. 228 of 2005 made a representation to the State Governme