Hon’ble Sabhajeet Yadav, J.—By this petition the petitioner has sought relief in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the petitioner salary and allowances in pay scale of Rs. 1200/- to 2040/- at par with other Store Keepers working in the establishment of respondents and not to discriminate the petitioner from similarly situated other Store Keepers. The relief sought in the writ petition rests on the facts that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Store Keeper in U.P. State Bridge Corporation in scale of pay of Rs. 200-320 on 25.11.1974. In the year 1978, various appointments were made by corporation on the posts of Store Keepers but the appointees were placed in pay scale of Rs. 250/- to Rs. 425/-. It is alleged that nature of duties and responsibilities attached to the posts Store Keepers appointed subsequently and at the time of appointment of the petitioner is same and identical. It is also alleged that the initial pay scale of petitioner of Rs. 200-320 was revised in the time scale of pay of Rs. 360/- to 550/- whereas pay scale of another set of store-keepers of Rs. 250/- to 425/- was revised in scale of Rs. 440/- to 710/- by the