PRAVEENA CHOUDHARY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ application the petitioner has prayed for grant of time bound promotion/scale which is said to be due since 1.1.94 and also grant of consequential benefits.

(2.) PETITIONER 'scase is that on 1.9.84 she joined as lady Supervisor and completed 10 years of service on 1.9.94. According to the petitioner, she is entitled to get time bound promotion on completion of 10 years with effect from 1.9.94 with all other consequential promotional benefits. Respondents on the other hand contended in the counter affidavit that in view of Clause 11 of the resolution of the Finance Department dated 8th February, 1999, promotion given by 31.12.1995 will not be taken into consideration, because of the implementation of the revised pay scale. It is contended, that if an employee possess requisite qualification and eligible for promotion to the next higher grade and if option is given for new pay scale then the employee has no right to claim for promotion to the next higher grade.

(3.) FROM perusal of the aforesaid clause, it is manifest that time bound promotion has been abolished and it was cease to be applicable with effect from 1.1.96. However, this clause provided that if any such promotion was due in the old rule before 1.1.96, it shall be given and the payment of arrears in the existing scale shall be made only upto 31st December, 1995, after which promotion would be deemed to have been automatically terminated. Complying the provisions of the aforesaid clause, in the case of the petitioner, it appears that admittedly petitioner became entitled for promotion with effect from 1.9.94 and therefore she will be entitled to promotional scale up to 31.12.95 and thereafter revised pay scale.