M. RAMA JOIS, J. ( 1 ) IN this writ petition the following question of law arises for consideration : when a post in any of the services of this State is upgraded, whether the person, who held the post before such upgradation, should be deemed to have been appointed to the upgraded post and consequently entitlcd to the higher pay scale fixed for the upgraded post ? ( 2 ) THE facts of the case, in brief, are as follows: (1) The petitioner was manager on the establishment of the Government law College, Bangalore. The post was a class III post. It carried the pay scale of Rs. 150-8-190-10-270 in accordance with the Mysore Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 1961. The pay scales applicable to all the civil servants of this State were revised by the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1970. These rules came into force with effect from 1st january 1970. By virtue of Rule 4 of the said Rules the civil servants were entitled to the revised pay as specified against the concerned post in the schedule to the said rules. The relevant portion of th schedule to the rules applicable to the law College reads as follows:"schedule to the Mysore Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1970 Vide Page No. 52