VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J.

1. Petitioner, by this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeks the relief of grant of higher pay grade in the scale of Rs.3000-4500/- as payable to a Scientist-D instead of the pay grade of Rs.2200-4000/- at which the petitioner was appointed as Scientist-C/Scientist Coordinator.

2. The facts of the case are that the respondent no.1 issued an advertisement in December, 1993 for various posts including the post of Scientist Coordinator. As per the subject advertisement, the pay grade/scale for the post in question was specifically advertised at Rs.2200-4000/-. Petitioner was selected and petitioner was appointed in terms of the Selection Committee report dated 24.2.1994. As per the recommendations of the Selection Committee petitioner though was granted a pay-scale of Rs.2200-4000/- yet, the petitioner began this pay-scale with four increments from the first date of appointment itself. This benefit the petitioner has got because of petitioner having the qualification of Ph.D in Physics without experience instead of the alternativ