LAWS(MAD)-2005-1-135

TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD Vs. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION ELECTRICITY AVENUE

Decided On January 28, 2005
TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHENNAI Appellant
V/S
TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD ENGINEERS' ASSOCIATION, ELECTRICITY AVENUE, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, G. BALAKRISHNAN, CHENNAI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ appeal has been filed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 8.10.2003.

(2.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

(3.) IN para.6 of the counter affidavit it is alleged that in the 1996 Wage Revision Orders, it was ordered that a benefit of one increment for the first 7 years of regular completed service, and thereafter, one increment for every 10 years of service, as service weightage shall be given after fitment in the new scale of pay. By virtue of this provision the employees with longer years of service get more number of increments as service weightage benefit than those with less number of years of service.