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12. The question does arise as to whether it is within the domain of this Tribunal to determine the equivalence of status of two different posts in different cadres on the basis of equal pay scale and the respective nature of duties on those posts. Admittedly, the post of a Postal Assistant in the Department of Posts and the post of an Upper Division Clerk in the Government are in the same pay band with same grade pay and on the basis of said equality, Shri Singh, learned counsel for the applicants argued that the status of two posts is equal and, therefore, the applicants should be treated eligible for the post of Assistant in K.V.S. We are not inclined to accept the said argument of learned counsel for the applicants as the same would lead to departure from the Statutory rules wherein the essential qualification for the post of Assistant has been laid down as graduate with 03 years' experience as UDC in Central/State Govt./Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings. Though the applicants are in the same pay band with same grade pay and having the same status of Upper Division Clerk in terms of the same pay band and same grade pay but that does not mean that the experience acquired by the applicants as Postal Assistant is also equivalent to the experience earned on a post of Upper Division Clerk.