JUDGMENT :

BIREN VAISHNAV, J.

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Learned advocates waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respective respondents.

2. Mr. Gaurav Chudasama, learned counsel for the petitioners, places reliance on a decision rendered by this Court in Special Civil Application No. 144 of 2019 to submit that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered in the aforesaid petition, which reads as under:

“1. Rule. Learned advocates appearing for the respective respondents waive service of notice of rule.

2. At the outset, learned advocate Mr. Gaurav Chudasama appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the issue is squarely covered by the decision of this Court dated 16.10.2019 passed in Special Civil Application No. 20873 of 2015, which is confirmed by the Division Bench vide order dated 28.01.2021 passed in Letters Patent Appeal No. 630 of 2020.

3. Learned advocate Mr. Gaurav Chudasama for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is claiming the absorption in the regular pay-scale of Rs. 5,200-20,200/- after completion of 2 years. He has submitted the case of the petitioner is denied by the respondents only while placing relian