UNION OF INDIA Vs. RANJIT KUMAR BHALLA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CHALLENGE in the present writ petition is to an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for short 'the Tribunal') dated 12th July 2006 (Annexure P -3) whereby an original application filed by the respondents herein (in short 'the applicants') under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act 1985, was allowed.

(2.) THE applicants have claimed pay scale of Rs. 260 -400 prior to 1.1.1986 and also the pay scale of Rs. 950 -1500 from 1.1.1996 in the skilled category after completion of two years against unskilled category. The Tribunal relied upon a Division Bench judgment of Delhi High Court in CWP No. 1054 of 2001 titled as Union of India and others vs. Hari Ram Shukla (Annexure A -5) to grant such benefit.

(3.) IN the subsequent circular dated 11.1.1985, the qualifications for making direct recruitment to the skilled grade were circulated. Relevant extract reads as under: -