JUDGMENT

Lok Pal Singh, J. - Petitioner has filed instant writ petition seeking following reliefs:

i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned Clause 13 of the amended G.O. dated 17.10.2008 (Annexure 5 to the writ petition) and the order issued pursuant to this Clause of 10.07.2009 (Annexure 9 to the writ petition) by the respondents.

ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding respondent to fix the salary of petitioner for the purpose of recommendation of pay fixation committee on the promotional pay scale of Rs.8000- 275-13500 which was granted to him pursuant to the G.O. dated 12.03.2001 (Annexure no. 3 to the writ petition).

iii) Issue any other order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deed fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case in favour of the petitioner.

2. Brief facts, leading to filing of the writ petition, are that the petitioner is presently working on the post of Draftsman in the Geological and Mine Works Unit, Directorate of Industry, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. Petitioner was granted second promotional pay scale vide order dated 15.10.2008 after completion of continuous 24 year