( 1 ) THE present petition is filed by the retired primary teachers of the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board. The grievance of the petitioners is that the State Govt. has implemented the scheme of the higher pay scale to the primary teachers at the end of 9, 20 and 31 years of service with effect from 1. 6. 1987 by the Government Resolution dated 16. 8. 1994. It is also the case of the petitioners that the State Govt. had also implemented the revised pay sales with effect from 1. 1. 1996 pursuant to the 5th Central Pay Commission and Gujarat Civil Service (Revision of Pay) Rules, 1998. It is the case of the petitioners that all the Govt. Resolutions/ circulars and orders issued by the State Govt. for giving benefit to the Govt. employees are made applicable to the primary teachers of the Municipal School Board with effect from the same date and on the same condition as applicable to the Government employees by Govt. Resolution dated 11. 12. 1986. The petitioners, therefore, submitted that the entitlement of the petitioners for the benefits of the higher pay scale and revised pay scale is not in dispute. The petitioner is constrained to approach this Court by way of