(1.) The petitioner who was Assistant Lecturer in the S.J. Polytechnic for Boys, Bangalore complains that though he had the required educational qualifications for receiving the higher pay scale of Rs.260-500 of Demonstrators (or Asst. Lecturer) in Technical Institutions under the Govern-Order dt. 21st August, 1964, he has been denied the same on the ground that he was only a local candidate and not already in regular Government service.
(2.) The order of the Government mentioned above gave the benefit of certain higher scales on the recommendations of the All India Council of Technical Education with the aid of funds placed at the disposal of the State Government by the Central Government.
(3.) That the petitioner at the relevant period was working as an Asst. Lecturer or Demonstrator and that he held Diploma in the particular branch of Engineering in which he was functioning as an Assistant Lecturer, is not denied. The only ground on which his claim has been turned down is that he was not in regular service but was a local candidate. That he was a local candidate at the relevant time is admitted by the petitioner. His contention is that, on the language of the Government Order itself, there can be no doubt that he should be given the benefit of the higher scale. The paragraph of the order relied upon is paragraph 4 which reads: