Scheme shall accrue to him. In the instant case, nobody has a case that the petitioner got two promotions on a regular basis. As stated earlier, the ACP Scheme was introduced with effect from 09.08.1999. In paragraph 3 of Annexure I to Ext.P6 ACP Scheme, it is stipulated that the financial benefits under the ACP Scheme shall be granted from the date of completion of the eligibility period prescribed under the ACP Scheme or from the date of issue of these instructions, whichever is later. In view of the said stipulation, though the petitioner completed 12 years of service on 02.01.1990 computed from 02.01.1978, as the ACP Scheme was not in existence he became eligible for the first financial upgradation only on 09.08.1999. As on that date, he had not been promoted to the post of Assistant Director. The promotion came only on 30.12.2000. He was therefore entitled to the first financial upgradation meaning thereby upgradation to the next higher grade in accordance with the existing hierarchy in a cadre/category of posts without creating new posts for the purpose, as stated in paragraph 7 of Annexure-I to Ext.P6 ACP Scheme. The petitioner, who was, as on 09.08.1999 drawing salary in the scale of pay of Rs.5,500-175-9000 became eligible to the scale of pay of Rs.8000-275-13500 which is the scale of pay of the immediate higher grade in the hierarchy namely the post of Assistant Director with effect from 09.08.1999. Instead, he
