JUDGMENT

1. Heard Mr. Ajoy Pebam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents No. 1 to 4 and 7. Heard also, Mr. S. Suresh, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 6.

The issue involved in the present writ petition is with regard to the claim of the petitioner for payment of correct and entitled pension, gratuity and commutation and also for payment of the arrear pension and other benefits due payable to the petitioner.

2. The facts of the present case, in a nutshell, is that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Sub-Inspector in the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Manipur on regular basis on 25-11-1978. Thereafter, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Inspector on regular basis on 01-07-1996 in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-40-1800-EB-50-2300/-. It is the case of the petitioner that while he was serving as an Inspector in the Department of Economics and Statistics, the State Government revised the pay scale of the Inspector from Rs. 1400-2300/- to 5000-8000/- w.