MOSES GOVINDANARAYANAN Vs. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT CHENNAI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN all these three writ petitions, the petitioners have retired from the Government service as College Teachers. Long after their services, they seek for the grant of annual increment and for implementation of the revised scale of pay with effect from 1.1.1996 and 1.1.2006 respectively on the basis of the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission with arrears of pay and other consequential monetary benefits.

(2.) IT is the case of the petitioners that they belonged to Tamil Nadu Collegiate Education Services. They all got retired from service prior to 1.1.1996 and 1.1.2006 respectively. But, however as per the Government order in force, they were granted re-employment pursuant to the G.Os. All of them who had continued in service were either retired or ceased to be in employment either on 31.5.1996 or 31.5.2006 respectively. During the relevant time, the Pay Commission's recommendations had come into force. Therefore, the petitioners are also eligible to get pay revision which were announced during re-employment period. Heavy reliance was placed upon a judgment of the Supreme Court in State of Kerala and another Vs. P.V. Neelakandan Nair reported in 2005 (5) SCC 561.