The Gujarat High Court has ordered the state government to pay salary arrears to 32 primary teachers from Botad district, who challenged the government's refusal to grant them a higher pay scale. The court found the government's argument, which stated that the lack of an Education Inspector post disqualified the teachers from receiving the higher scale, to be flawed. Justice Nirzar Desai criticized the 'paradoxical' nature of the pay rules, asserting that the teachers were entitled to the higher pay scale as per a 1994 Government Resolution after completing nine years of service. The teachers, appointed between July 2010 and September 2011, became eligible for the higher pay scale during the 2019-2020 academic year but were only granted benefits after a subsequent resolution in October 2022. The court ruled that the state's objections were misguided and ordered the state to clear all dues within 12 weeks, although the teachers will not receive interest on the delayed payments.