JUDGMENT :

Rajiv Sharma, J.

1. The brief facts necessary for the adjudication of this petition are that the petitioner was appointed as a Clerk in the month of September 1964 in the Court of Sub Judge Ist Class, Kandaghat, District Solan and thereafter he was transferred to the Court of Senior Sub Judge, Shimla in the month of August, 1964. He joined the Registry of the High Court as Junior Translator in August 1971 and was promoted as Assistant in the year 1974. He was promoted as a Superintendent-cum-Leave Reserve Reader in the pay scale of Rs. 450-800 with effect from 5th March, 1977. He was confirmed against the post of Superintendent-cum-Leave Reserve Reader in the pay scale of Rs. 500-900 with effect from September 10, 1979. The Punjab Government created certain posts of Secretaries to the Ministers in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-1850 with a special pay of Rs. 250/- per month. The Punjab and Haryana High Court following the pattern of the Punjab Government also created temporary posts of Secretaries in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-1850 with a special pay of Rs. 250/- per month. The Government of Himachal Pradesh also by following the Punjab pattern created certain posts of Secretari