JUDGMENT :

A.S. Supehia, J.

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking 1st and 2nd higher pay-scales from the year 1997 and 2012 respectively.

2. At the outset, learned advocate Mr. Manan Bhatt appearing for the petitioners has submitted that the issue is squarely covered by various judgments of this Court. He has placed reliance on the judgment dated 23.06.2021 passed in Special Civil Application No. 9959 of 2017, the judgment dated 09.10.2015 passed in Special Civil Application No. 13785 of 2013 and allied matters, which has been confirmed by the Division Bench vide order dated 22.03.2016 passed in Letters Patent Appeal No. 40 of 2016 and allied appeals. He has submitted that all the judgments are pertaining to the respondent-Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

3. The brief facts of the case are as under:-

3.1. The petitioners were appointed as Work Charge Clerks by Office Order No. 270 of 1983 dated 10.10.1983. In the year 1991, the appointment of the petitioners was declared to be irregular and as a result thereof, the petitioners were not allowed to take PWD training and examination.

3.2. In the year 1991, when the seniority list of the clerks was published, in the Rem