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S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.1536/2008

[RAJASTHAN FOREST RANGE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION VS.

THE STATE OF RAJ. & ORS.]

Dated :

05.03.2008

HON'BLE MR. MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, J.

Mrs.Nupur Bhati for the petitioner.

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By this writ petition the petitioner seeks direction to provide the pay

scale to the post of Ranger Gr.-I at par with the pay scale of the post of

Inspector in Police Department with all consequential benefits and in that

regard a challenge has also been made to the order dated 15.01.2008 by

which the aforesaid prayer of the petitioner was turned down by the

respondents.

The facts relevant to the present matter are that the petitioners is an

association representing Ranger Gr.-I of the Forest Department. It is

contended that post of Ranger Gr.-I falls under the Forest Subordinate

Service Rules. Pursuant to the recommendation of the IVth Pay

Commission, Ranger Gr.-I were given pay scale of 1640-2040 which now

is the pay scale of 5,500-9000 in view of the recommendation of the Vth

Pay Commission. The grievance of the petitioner is that the post of Ranger

Gr.I should have been given pay scale of 2000-3200 on the

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