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The petitioner entered service of the Technical Education Department of the State of Kerala, as a Workshop Attender on 28-8- 1978. In 1985, he was promoted as Skilled Assistant. Later, he was promoted as Draftsman Grade II and was further promoted as Draftsman Grade I on 28-2-1994. On such promotion, his pay had to be fixed in the scale of pay applicable to Draftsman Grade I. According to the petitioner, the posts of Engineering Instructor, Workshop Foreman, Draftsman Grade I and Assistant Lecturers are equated categories and for the post of Assistant Lecturer, in the 1992 Pay Revision, the scale of pay was fixed as Rs. 2060-3200. Moreover, as per Ext. P3, Draftsmen Grade II, who are qualified for promotion as Assistant Lecturer are eligible for the time bound higher grade scale of pay of Rs. 2060-3200 applicable to Assistant Lecturers. The petitioner is fully qualified to be promoted as Assistant Lecturer also. Therefore, according to the petitioner, in the post of Draftsman Grade I, the scale of pay of the petitioner has to be fixed as Rs. 2060-3200 and pay fixed accordingly. In fact, by Ext. P5 order of the 3rd respondent, petitioner's pay was fixed in the scale of pay of Rs. 2060- 3200. However, when the same was forwarded to the 2nd respondent for approval, the same was rejected by Ext. P10 on the ground that the scale of pay applicable to Draftsman Grade I as per 1992 Pay Revision is Rs. 1640-2900 and therefore the petitioner is entitled to the fixation of pay in that scale of pay only. The petitioner filed Ext. P11 representation before the Government and pursuant to Ext. P12 judgment of this Court, the Government passed Ext. P13 order, but rejecting the claim of the petitioner. The petitioner has, in the above circumstances, filed this original petition seeking the following reliefs:

4. I have considered the rival contentions in detail.

5. Ext. P1 shows that the posts of Engineering Instructor, Workshop Foreman (Mechanical), Draftsman Grade I (Mechanical) and Assistant Lecturers have been treated as equated categories. In Ext. P3, it has been clarified by the Government themselves that Workshop Instructors/Demonstrators/Draftsman Grade II and equated categories who are qualified for promotion as Assistant Lecturer are eligible for Rs. 2060-3200 as their time bound higher grade scale. By Ext. P6 issued by the Directorate of Technical Education, it is stated that the Government had accorded sanction for granting revised scale of pay of Rs. 2060-3200 to an Engineering Instructor. Similar scale of pay has been granted to a workshop instructor as evidenced by Ext. P7. By Ext. P8, another workshop instructor has been granted the scale of pay of Rs. 2060-3200. Again in Ext. P16 issued by the Senior Joint Director of the Directorate of Technical Education, he recommended to the Government as follows:

"While inviting the kind attention of Government to the reference cited. I am to inform Government that the hearing on the complaint is adjourned to 17th July, 2000.
In enclosing herewith a copy of the statement prepared to be furnished before the Lok Ayukta on 17-7-2000, I am to inform Government that Assistant Lecturer, Engineering Instructor, Workshop Foreman and D'man Grade I are equated categories. The posts were carrying the same scale of pay till 1992, when the pay of Assistant Lecturer revised vide G.O(P)No. 1025/95(66)/Fin. Dated 14-12-95 to Rs.2060-3200 the equated categories like Workshop Foreman, Engineering Instructor D'man Grade I were not included. The above categories may also be brought under the purview of pay revision - G.O(MS) No. 1026/95(66)/Fin. Dated 14- 12-1995.
Under the circumstances, I am to inform Government that Workshop Instructor those who are eligible to be promoted as Assistant Lecturer and equated categories ie. Engineering Instructor, Workshop Foreman, D'man Grade I may be considered and a equal status and these Workshop Instructor/D'Man Grade II, Demonstrator may be placed on Rs. 2060-3200 on promotion/requiring Higher Grade, till 21-12-'98, ie. till the date of abolition of the post of Assistant Lecturer vide G.O(MS) no. 158/98 dated 21-12-1998.