( 1 ) THE petitioner, in this petition made prayer for the same scale of pay as was given to a carpenter working in Ahmedabad Litho Press of Rs. 130 - 240 instead of Rs. 125 - 200 with effect from 01. 06. 1967 and Rs. 350 - 560 from 01. 01. 1973 and Rs. 1200 - 2040 from 01. 01. 1986.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to the present petition are that the petitioner was appointed as carpenter by Office Order dtd. 14. 06. 1962 in the pay scale of Rs. 55-3-85 with usual allowances. The said pay scale was revised to Rs. 125 - 200 with effect from 01. 06. 1967 as per the recommendations of Sarela Pay Commission. The petitioner has further submitted that Government Litho Press was started at Ahmedabad wherein a post of a carpenter was created and the carpenter at Ahmedabad was given the pay scale of Rs. 130 - 240 i. e. more than what was fixed for the post of carpenter at Rajkot. The petitioner has further submitted that as per the recommendation of the Desai Pay Commission under the Pay Revision Rules of 1975, the pay scales were revised and the post of carpenter at Rajkot was given the pay scale of Rs. 260 350 whereas the carpenter at Ahmedabad was fixed at Rs. 350 560. It was fu