BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED Vs. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE challenge in the present writ petition is to an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short "the Tribunal") on 26.08.2013 whereby an order passed by the petitioners on 28.03.2003 was set aside and the Petitioner was directed to step up the pay of applicant (Respondent No. 2) at the stage of Rs. 10,530/ - as on 01.07.2002 at par with Mr. Swaran Singh Bhatia with consequential benefits.

(2.) THE applicant and respondent No. 4 were both working in the Telecommunication Department of Government of India. While working in the Telecommunication Department, the applicant was promoted to Grade -IV post in the year 1997. However, Mr. Swaran Singh Bhatia was promoted to Grade -IV post on 01.10.2000. Mr. Bhatia was given advantage of two fixations firstly in the IDA (Industrial Dearness Allowance) pay scale corresponding to the CDA(Central Dearness Allowance) pay scale of pre -promoted post and then IDA pay scale of the promoted post corresponding to the CDA pay scale of promoted post. The said benefit was given in terms of Circular dated 07.08.2002 issued by the present petitioners (Annexure R -1). The relevant clause reads as under:

(3.) WE do not find any merit in such arguments.