(1.) Heard Mr Vallabh Pangam for the Petitioner and Ms Amira Razaq for the Respondents.
(2.) The Petitioner complains about the denial of 1st and 2nd financial up-gradations under the Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) in the scales due to the Petitioner and denial of 3rd financial up-gradation under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS).
(3.) On 28/06/1982, the Petitioner was appointed as Assistant Malaria Officer (Entomologist-Group B Gazetted) on an ad-hoc basis. His services were regularised on 26/3/1992 in the same post. By an order dtd. 31/07/1998, the Petitioner's post was redesignated as "State Entomologist" in the existing pay scale. The Petitioner served as Assistant Malaria Officer/State Entomologist for almost 34 years till his retirement on superannuation effective from 31/7/2016.