JUDGMENT :

Few undisputed facts, which are on record, are that the petitioner was appointed as a work-charged (Supervisor) on a temporary basis in the Irrigation Department of the undivided State of Uttar Pradesh and ever since his induction on 29th October 1979, he had continuously discharged his services, and during this tenure of his services in his status as that of work-charged supervisor, he was given all the service benefits of increments, which was added and made admissible to him from time to time, and he was also given leave and other service benefits, as it was being extended to a regular employee.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits, that the 1st increment in the salary of the petitioner, was accorded to him after his induction as a work-charge supervisor on 29th October 1979, though by an order of 9th October 1980, where the pay-scale of the petitioner was made admissible revised and was raised w.e.f. 29th October 1979.

3. As and when the salary of the regular employees of the respondent/department, were increased, with the revision of pay-scale, the petitioner’s counsel contended, that petitioner’s pay-scale too was simultaneously revised from time to time, for