Case Note & Summary
The petitioner, Mrs. Rama S. Sharma, was appointed as a lecturer in the R.K. Talreja Jr. College run by Respondent No.2 society on 1/7/1977, after acquiring M.A. (Economics) and B.Ed. qualifications. In 1979, a vacancy arose for a lecturer in Economics in the Senior College run by the same society, and the petitioner applied. She went through the selection process and was selected, but the appointment order was issued only in 1989. The petitioner claimed that she was entitled to the Senior College Pay Scale of Rs.2,500-4,000 from July 1989, the date of her appointment to the senior college, but the respondents granted her the pay scale only from June 1991. The court considered the short issue of whether the petitioner is entitled to the senior college pay scale from July 1989 instead of June 1991. The court held that the petitioner is entitled to the senior college pay scale from the date of her appointment to the senior college, i.e., July 1989, and directed the respondents to grant her the pay scale from that date with consequential benefits.
Headnote
A) Service Law - Pay Scale - Senior College Pay Scale - Entitlement - Petitioner appointed as lecturer in junior college in 1977, applied for and was selected for lecturer post in senior college in 1979, but appointment order was issued only in 1989 - Held that the petitioner is entitled to senior college pay scale from the date of her appointment to the senior college, i.e., July 1989, and not from June 1991 as granted by the respondents (Paras 1-4).
Issue of Consideration
Whether the petitioner is entitled to receive Senior College Pay Scale of Rs.2,500-4,000 from July 1989 instead of June 1991.
Final Decision
The court allowed the petition and directed the respondents to grant the petitioner the Senior College Pay Scale of Rs.2,500-4,000 from July 1989 with consequential benefits.
Law Points
- Pay scale entitlement
- senior college pay scale
- date of eligibility
- promotion
- appointment to senior college
