LAWS(ALL)-2020-2-547

RAMESH CHANDRA Vs. STATE OF U P

Decided On February 24, 2020
RAMESH CHANDRA Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U P Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Dharm Vir Singh, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri M.C. Chaturvedi, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Surech Chand Dwivedi, Advocate for Respondents-2 to 4.

(2.) This is an old writ petition of 2011 and despite repeated request learned counsel for petitioners did not advance any argument and in these circumstances we ourselves have gone through the writ petition.

(3.) Petitioners are all Secretaries in various Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samities in State of U.P. A writ of mandamus has been prayed by petitioners to seek parity in condition of employment, in particular pay scale of Secretaries of all Mandi Samities working under U.P. Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, irrespective of size, quantum of transaction and other business carried out in such Samities. It is stated that various Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samities established in State of U.P. have been categorised in four categories, i.e., A Class Mandi Samities, B Class Mandi Samities, C Class Mandi Samities and D Class Mandi Samities. Secretaries posted in said Mandi Samities have been categorized according to aforesaid categories of Mandi Samities, i.e., Secretaries Grade-I, II, III and IV. Secretaries Grade IV are liable to be posted in D Class Mandi Samities, Secretaries Grade III are liable to be posted in Grade C Mandi Samities and so on.