By the Court—This appeal is preferred against the order of the Hon’ble Single Judge dated 14.12.2004 whereby the writ petition of the respondent was disposed of with the direction to respondent No. to the writ petition, i.e., the Divisional Forest Officer, Orai to consider the claim of the petitioner-respondent for regularization and pass a detailed reasoned order within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of that order. It was further provided in the order of the Hon’ble Single Judge that till the disposal of representation, the petitioner respondent shall be paid minimum pay scale as directed in the case of State of U.P. and others v. Putt! Lal, (2002) 2 UPLBEC1595.

2. It appears that daily wagers of the Forest Department approached this Court by filing various writ petitions claiming regularization as well as payment of salary at par with the regular employees on the basis of principles of ‘equal pay for equal work’. A division Bench of this Court vide judgment and order dated 10-12-97 directed the State Government to frame rules in respect of the employees working on daily wage basis in the Forest Department and thereafter consider the