This writ application has been filed by the petitioner praying for quashing of the order dated 11.3.2002 (Annexure, 15) issued by the Secretary, Department of Law (Justice), Government of Jharkhand whereby and whereunder direction has been made for re-fixation of the pay of the petitioner and to recover from him the amount paid in excess as salary to the petitioner. Further prayer has been made for directing the respondent authorities to fix salary of the petitioner in the scale of pay of. Rs. 2,000-3,500/- per month with effect from 1990 as per the recommendation of the Vth Pay Revision Committee and in the scale of Rs. 6,500-10,500/ per month with effect from 1.1 .1996 as per the VIth Pay Revision Committee and also for a direction to the respondents to pay salary of the petitioner for the month of March and April, 2002 which has been withheld by the respondents.

2. The petitioner was appointed as a full time stenographer on 8.7.1974 in the scale of pay of Rs. 296-460/- in the Civil Court at Ranchi. Consequent upon the recommendations of the Third Pay Revision Committee, his scale of pay was revised at Rs. 400-630/- per month pursuant to the letter dated 7.4.1977 issued by