( 1 ) THE typical bureaucratic stand adopted by and on behalf of the respondents has driven the unfortunate petitioner in this case to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India for redressal of her grievances against non-grant of benefits to her flowing from the judgment of this Court in Special Civil Application no. 3238 of 1979 decided on 2/02/1982 (Per B. K. Mehta, J.) setting aside the Government Resolution of llth January, 1978 at Annexure e to this petition.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to this petition move in a narrow compass. The petitioner entered the Government Service some time in 1963 as a trained and qualified auxiliary nurse and midwife. By one order passed by respondent No. 1 on 16/06/1970, she was transferred to the Ayurvedic hospital at Rajkot as a staff nurse. Its copy is at Annexure a to this petition. Apropos, she resumed her duties in the Ayurvedic Hospital at Rajkot. She served there till her retirement on superannuation with effect from 3 1/05/1984. A copy of the order of her retirement is at Annexure c to this petition. It appears that formerly the pay scales for the post of auxiliary nurse and