KESHAV RAI AGNIHOTRI Vs. PANJAB UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, a Scientist serving respondents No.1 and 2, seeking quashing of the order dated 21.10.1990 (Annexure P-4), seeks a further direction to the respondents to fix pay scale of the post of Scientist in the pay scale of Rs.1200-1850 + 100 per month as Special Pay and thereafter in the scale of Rs.2400-4000 + 200/- special pay with effect from 1.1.1978 and 1.1.1986 respectively. Consequential benefits available to similarly placed persons with him in terms of order of 24.1.1995 (Annexure P-8), have also been claimed.

(2.) The petitioner had joined Central Instrumentation Laboratory (CIL), Panjab University, Chandigarh respondent No.2 as a Scientist in terms of order of appointment dated 26.7.1983 (Annexure P-1) in the pay scale of Rs.700-40-1100-50-1300/-. Scale of his pay was revised only on 13.7.1989 to Rs.2200-4000/- with effect from 1.1.1986. Quoting examples of revision of scales of pay of other employees of respondent No.1-University, the petitioner seeks revision of his pay scale, seeking parity.

(3.) Pay scale of the employees of the respondent-University, after 1.1.1973 were revised with effect from 1.1.1978 vide order dated 16.5.1985 (Annexure P-2) and with effect from 1.1.1986 vide notification dated 21.10.1990 (Annexure P-4). As per notification Annexure P-2, scale of pay of Rs.700-1300/- was revised, two scales were put in place; one was from Rs.940-1850/- whereas the other was (ii) Rs.1200-1850/-. First revised scale was for employees who joined respondent No.1 after 1.1.1978, whereas second scale of pay was applicable to those employees who had joined the University earlier to 1.1.1978. Later on, this distinction of two scales, depending upon date of joining of employees, was done away with and uniform scale of pay of Rs.1200-1850/- was made applicable to all the employees who were earlier in the pay scale of Rs.700-1300/-.