Y GHANADHAS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONERS seek issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of first respondent in letter No.Ms.943, dated 8.7.1996, quash the same and direct first respondent to grant the scale of pay of Rs.975-1660 to petitioners with effect from 1.6.1988 with all arrears and other benefits and pass such further orders.

(2.) EIGHTEEN petitioners have joined together to file this writ petition of whom, 17th petitioner has been promoted as Assistant and third petitioner has retired from service with effect from 31.8.1996. But all of them joined together only for one purpose, which relate to their entitlement to a particular scale of pay with effect from 1.6.1988, which is common cause for all of them.

(3.) IN such circumstances petitioner sent detailed representation to second respondent claiming scale of Pay of Rs.1100-1660 on par with the Junior Assistants in High Court. This recommendation was considered by Honourable Chief Justice and a recommendation was made to first respondent that junior bailiffs in High Court could be fixed in the scale of pay of Rs.975-1660. IN other words, though representation of petitioner was for scale of pay 1100-1660, recommendation of Honourable Chief Justice was for a scale of pay of Rs.975-1660.