TRIPTA SHARMA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner is the Classical and Vernacular Teacher (C & V) working in the Punjab Education Department. Petitioner claims higher pay scale in accordance with her higher education qualifications in accordance with the circular dated 23.7.1957. Challenge in the present writ petition is to the Punjab Pay Scale of Teachers Act 2004 (for short the 'Act'), whereby the pay scales were de-linked w.e.f. 1.1.1986 in terms of Section 3 of the Act for the purpose of pay and the pay was linked with the post. The legality and validity of the aforesaid Act was challenged and has been upheld by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 14634 of 2009, Beant Singh v. State of Punjab,2011 LIC 869,wherein, it has been held to the following effect: -

(2.) In view of the aforesaid judgment, upholding the constitution validity of the Act, the present petition is dismissed in the same terms as in Beant Singh case .