Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, J.

By way of present petition, the petitioner has prayed that the respondents may be directed to pay and release the revised pay scale amounting to Rs.4400-7000/- in her favour, at par with Male/Female Multipurpose Health Workers in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Himachal Pradesh, from the due date.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, key facts for adjudication of the case are that the petitioner was offered appointment as Auxiliary Nurse Midwife by the respondents State in the pay scale of Rs.950-1800/- on 25.07.2000. It has been averred in the petition that the State Government has equated the Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (hereinafter referred as ANMs) working in the Department of Health with the Male/Female Multipurpose Health Workers working in the Department of Ayurveda for the purpose of qualification as well as appointment.

3. The respondents-State vide office memorandum dated 03.03.2000 (Annexure P-3) had revised the pay scale of the post of Male/Female Multipurpose Health Workers from Rs.950-1800/- to Rs.4400-7000/-, w.e.f. 01.09.1998 and the pay scale of the category of the petitioner was not revised and they were being