PANDEY SINGH Vs. CENTRAL COALFIELDS LTD.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the learned Counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE petitioner, who is presently working as Pump Khalasi in Hendigir Project of the Central Coalfields Limited, has filed this writ petition challenging the order contained in Annexure -5 to this writ application, passed by the General Manager (S) Sayal Area dated 30th October, 2001, whereby the representation of the petitioner for giving him pay protection has been rejected, and has prayed for direction to the respondents to give him the benefit of pay protection, or alternatively adjust him in the equivalent post of Loader.

(3.) THE petitioner made a representation to fix his pay not lesser than what he was drawing earlier. By issue of an office order dated 10.9.1990, contained in Annexure -1, the petitioner as well as 33 others was regularized as a General Mazdoor category -1.