JUDGMENT :

Dr. D.P. Choudhury, J.

Challenge has been made to the order of rejection of the representation made by the petitioner to the opposite party No.1.

2. The factual matrix leading to the case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was appointed as a Hindi Teacher with effect from 21.11.1988 by the then Managing Committee of Malati Devi Girls’ High School, At-Padmapur, in the district of Bhadrak. The said School got permission in the year 1989 and subsequently recognized in the year 1992 under the relevant provisions of the Education Act (hereinafter called “the Act”) and the Rules made thereunder. The staff of the School including the present petitioner were duly approved by the Director of Secondary Education, Odisha vide office order No.8118 dated 29.11.2007. Be it stated, vide Government Gazette Notification dated 27.9.1991 the Hindi Teacher who had acquired B.A., Kovida and Hindi training was allowed to draw the revised scale of pay of Rs.1,400-2,300/- but at the time of approval of the post of the petitioner vide Annexure-1 his pay was wrongly fixed at Rs.975-1,660