NEHRU MEMORIAL COLLEGE Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ petition has been filed on behalf of Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, which is a private aided College governed by the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulations) Act, 1976. The College was affiliated to Bharathidasan University and included in the list of University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) and 12(b) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

(2.) The prayer in the writ petition is to issue writ of Certioarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to G.O.No.1785/88 dated 5.12.1988 and the consequent order Mu.Mu.No.72587/G2/2000 dated 18.10.2001, on the file of the 2nd respondent, and to quash Para (vi) of the said Government Order and the Order Mu.Mu.No.72587/G2/2000 dated 18.10.2001, and to direct the respondents 2 & 3 to fix the pay scale of the 4th respondent as Principal Professor’s Grade in the pay scale of Rs.16,400-450-20,900-500-22,400 keeping the minimum at Rs.17,300/- with effect from 1.1.1996.

(3.) Notification was issued in relation to the revision of Pay Scales on 24.8.1998. The notification prescribed two scales of pay for the Principal of Colleges, one relating to Principal (Professor’s Grade) and the other relating to Principal in Reader’s Grade. The scale of pay to Principal in Reader’s Grade has been fixed as Rs.12000-420-18300 (minimum to be fixed at Rs.12480) and the scale of pay for the Principal in Professor’s Grade is Rs.16400-450-20900-500-22400 (minimum to be fixed at Rs.17300). The qualifications prescribed for Principal (Professor’s Grade) and Principal (Reader’s Grade) are as follows : PRINCIPAL (Professor’s Grade)