SURESH KUMAR KAIT, SAURABH BANERJEE
Asi/pharma Biswa Prakash Jena – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Saurabh Banerjee, J. - Pursuant to advertisement, the 11 petitioners before us applied for filling up vacancies to the post of Group 'C' Non-Ministerial, Non-Gazetted and Combatized Para Medical Staff: Assistant Sub-Inspector (Pharmacist) in Central Reserve Police Force (hereinafter referred to as 'CRPF'), issued in the Employment News from 29.11.2003 to 05.12.2003. Though the recruitment process of all petitioners was concluded by 26.02.2004, they were appointed as ASI(Pharmacists) later from 19.07.2004 to 17.09.2004.
2. Before the petitioners joining as ASI/ Pharmacist there was a disparity of rank structure and pay scale associated with it within the para-military force/CPOs. Thus, upon recommendation of the Vth Central Pay Commission in its Government Resolution dated 30.09.1997, the respondent no.1 issued an order dated 10.10.1997 wherein the President of India was pleased to rationalise the rank structure of pay scales of non-gazetted cadre of Central Police Organizations (hereinafter referred to as 'CPOs').
3. Despite thereto, as the respondents failed to bring parity of rank structure or pay scales between the CPOs, few combatized Pharmacists of CRPF filed SWP No. 186
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