BIJOY PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY a notification dated 14th February, 1996, the Government revised the pay scale of Jt. Directors in Statistical Department from Rs. 3700-5000/- to Rs. 4100-5300/-.When the next revision was effected, the Fitment Committee submitted a report. In Part-I of the report, the Fitment Committee pointed out that the scale of Rs. 4100-5300 was an existing central scale and that was revised by the Central Government to Rs. 14,300-18,300/-. There is no dispute that while effecting such revision, the scale as was revised by the Central Government was adopted by the state Government. The Fitment Committee found that while the scale of Rs. 4000-5300/- was revised by the Central Government to Rs. 14,300-16,300/-, the Central Government also revised the scale of Rs. 4500-5700/- to Rs. 14,300-18,300/-. The Fitment Committee also found that in the State there is a scale of Rs. 4300-5500/- but there is no such corresponding scale in the Central Government. The Fitment Committee, therefore, recommended that the scale of Rs. 4300-5500/- be also revised to Rs. 14,300-18,300/-.

(2.) BY the impugned notification dated 7th December, 1999, the scale of Rs. 4100-5300 has been revised to Rs. 12,000-18500/- and not to Rs. 14,300-18,300/-, as was revised by the Central Government and as was recommended by the Fitment Committee. While revising the pay scale of Rs. 4100-5300/- to Rs. 12,0000-16500/- no reason was furnished in the impugned decision dated 7th December, 1999.

(3.) THE writ application stands disposed.