JUDGMENT

Ajay Mohan Goel, J —There is a very short issue involved in the present petition. Vide Annexure P-1, dated 14.05.1997, the petitioner was offered appointment on temporary basis as a Khansama by the respondentBoard in the pay scale of Rs. 750-1410/- with initial start of Rs. 770/-. Vide Annexure P-2, one Sh. Gajraj Singh was also appointed as Khansama purely on temporary basis by the said Board, on the same terms and conditions, on which the petitioner was so appointed, except that the appointment of Gajraj Singh was in the pay scale of Rs. 830-1600/-. According to the petitioner, when both he and Gajraj Singh stood appointed against the post of Khansama, purely on temporary basis, then there could not have been any discrimination intra both of them, as far as grant of pay scale is concerned. It is in these circumstances that the present petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for the following reliefs:

"(i) Direct the respondents to remove the anomaly/disparity in pay scale of the petitioner and grant the petitioner pay scale of Rs.830- 1600/- from the date of his appointment i.e. 16.05.1997.

(ii) Direct the respondents to calculate the arrears of salary due to t