JUDGMENT :

BIREN VAISHNAV, J.

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Mr.Kurven Desai learned AGP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent nos.1 and 6 and Mr.Alkesh Shah learned advocate waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent nos.2 to 5.

2. With the consent of learned advocates for the respective parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

3. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for a direction that he be granted the benefits of 6th and 7th pay commission.

4. As pointed out by Mr.Dipak Dave learned advocate for the petitioner, a proposal for granting such benefits of 6th and 7th pay commission benefits is pending before the concerned respondent viz. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited and a decision on the proposal shall be taken within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

5. The other prayer in the petition is that the respondents be directed to take necessary steps and cover the case of the petitioner in the GPF scheme.

6. It is the stand of the respondents that since the proposal of regularization was sent by the department on 24.11.2014, which was p