RAM CHANDRA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for directions to allow him UGC pay scale with effect from July, 1999 and to pay the entire arrears of salary. He has also prayed for directions to allow and grant pay scale of Senior Lecturer and Reader.

(2.) FROM the representation of the petitioner dated 9.7.2007, and the pleadings in the writ petition, we find that the petitioner is a Post Graduate in Science (M. Sc.) in 1985 with 53.3% marks; B. Ed. in 1973 with 56.9% marks, M.Ed in 1976 with 62% marks and Pd.D in Education in 1983, and was awarded UGC Fellowship. He was appointed as Lecturer in Sri Bajrang Teachers Training College, .Deeg, Bharatpur (Rajasthan) on 3.8.1983 and continued upto 31.3.1984. He was then appointed as Lecturer in the same college on 12.7.1985 and continued upto 31.3.1984. He was again appointed as Lecturer on 12.7.1985 in the same college and continued upto 22.8.1986. In the year 1988, he was appointed as Lecturer in Maharaja Suraj Mal Teachers Training College, Bharatpur, Rajasthan and continued upto 8.1.1988. Thereafter he applied and was appointed as Lecturer in Kishori Raman Teachers Training College, Mathura on 9.1.1988 and is continuing on the post. His appointment was approved by the Joint Director (Training) on 6.6.1989. He represented to the Director of Higher Education, UP Allahabad that he is entitled to UGC grade as paid to the lecturers of other degree colleges.

(3.) IN the rejoinder affidavit, it is stated that after the conversion of LT Training Colleges into B.Ed Training College the petitioner is teaching in B.Ed classes. The prescribed qualification as per Statutes of Meerut University is a master's degree or an equivalent degree (M. Ed) with at least 55% marks, or its equivalent degree, and consistently 'good academic record' with M. Phil degree or Ph.D degree awarded upto December, 1993. The petitioner possesses the essential qualifications and has also possessed all the examinations with high second class marks in terms of the Statute 11.13 (2), and also has 'consistently good academic record' within the meaning of Statute 11.01 (clause-6).