"7. Coming to the Circular dated 2.6.1989, issued by the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Finance Department, it appears that the aforesaid Circular had been issued for removal of anomalies in the pay scale of Doctors, Deputy Superintendents and Engineers, and so far as engineers are concerned, which are in Class 1 and Class II, it was unequivocally indicated that the revised pay scale of Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 4,500 can be given alter completion of 5 years of regular service and Rs. 4,100 to Rs. 5,300 after completion of 12 years of regular service. The said Financial Commissioner had issued yet another Circular dated 16.05.1990, in view of certain demands made by officers of different departments. The aforesaid Circular was issued after re- consideration by the Government modifying to some extent the earlier Circular of 02.06.1989, and even in this Circular it was categorically indicated that so far as Engineers are concerned, they would get Rs. 3,000 to 4,500 after 5 years of regular and satisfactory service and Selection Grade in the scale of pay of Rs. 4,100 to Rs. 5,300. which is limited to the extent of 20% of the cadre post should be given after 12 years of regular and satisfactory service. The aforesaid two Circulars are unambiguous and unequivocally indicate that a government servant would be entitled to the higher scale indicated therein only on completion of 5 years or 12 years of regular service and further the number of persons to be entitled to get the selection grade is limited to 20% of the cadre post This being the position, we fail to understand how services rendered by Rakesh Kumar from 1980 to 1982, which was
