MANMOHAN, NAVIN CHAWLA
Darshan Lal – Appellant
Versus
Central Reserve Police Force – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Manmohan, J. (Oral). - By way of the present petitions, the Petitioners seek directions to the Respondent to consider the present petitions as representations made by the Petitioners along with the letters addressed by them to the Respondents and to re-fix the basic pay of the Petitioners along with the arrears due to them.
2. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners states that the Petitioners had written letters to the Principal, Central Training College, CRPF Gwalior (M.P.), stating that the basic pay of the Petitioners were less than their contemporaries and juniors in the force and that they wanted their basic pay to be corrected.
3. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners states that though the basic pay of the petitioners at the time of Fifth Pay Commission was Rs. 3125/-, yet the Petitioners were being paid Rs. 75/- less increment under the Fifth Pay Commission since 10th October,1997 which was effective from 01stJanuary,1996.
4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners states that the basic pay of the petitioners should be revised from 1 stJanuary, 1996, along with the arrears, taking into account the office order issued in March 2016 pursuant to the order passed by the High Court
The court emphasized the right of the petitioners to have their representations considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law, without commenting on the merit of the contro....
Court directs the competent authority to revise pay based on parity with contemporaries after setting aside a prior rejection, emphasizing fair treatment in the central civil services.
Writ jurisdiction is invoked to ensure fair administrative action regarding employee pay, emphasizing the importance of timely resolution and equal treatment in service.
The Court established the right to a reasoned decision regarding pay fixation discrepancies in public service, emphasizing the need for administrative accountability.
The court emphasized the need for consistent application of benefits under the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, reaffirming entitlements based on prior rulings in similar cases.
The court granted permission for a petitioner to withdraw a pay fixation petition, emphasizing the need for procedural fairness in addressing grievances to the appropriate respondents.
Equal pay for equal work is mandated, and salary fixation must ensure seniority is honored, requiring governmental compliance with representations regarding salary disparities.
The existing basic pay as on 01.01.2006 is the pay drawn in the prescribed existing scale of pay and that it can only be interpreted as the pay applicable to the post payable to the Government servan....
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