1. - This petition has been filed by the Association of Survey-ors/Amins of the Settlement Department, claiming that the provisions contained in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules 1989, in short the Rules of 1989, in so far as they provide pay in the scale of 950-1680, to the Settlement Surveyors, be declared illegal, and the respondents be directed to pay to the Settlement Surveyors in the scale of 1200-2050, with consequential benefits. Other relief claimed is, for issuance of direction to the respondents, to grant Hard Duty Allowance, so also that the provisions contained in Rule 15 of the Rajasthan Traveling Allowance Rules, 1971, be declared illegal, and a direction has been claimed, to grant T.A. & D.A., to the Settlement Surveyors.

2. It is alleged by the petitioner, in the writ petition, that the revenue work of the Department is mainly divided in two parts, Survey and Settlement, and Revenue. Survey and Settlement Department conducts the survey of the lands other than urban lands, and after conducting the survey the settlement record is prepared, which records measurements of the lands, its situation, khasra number, classification, and determinatio