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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Manmohan, Navin Chawla, JJ.
Sant Ram - Appellant
Versus
Union of India - Respondent
W.P.(C) 13885 of 2021
Decided On : 08-12-2021
| Table of Content |
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| 1. entitlement to equal pay for equal work. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. notice issued for representation. (Para 3) |
| 3. court orders decision on representation. (Para 4) |
JUDGMENT
Manmohan, J. (Oral)
C.M.No.43831/2021
Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.
W.P.(C) No.13885/2021
1. Present writ petition has been filed seeking correction of the petitioner's basic pay and direction to the respondents to fix the basic pay of the Petitioner at Rs.52,000/- per month at par with his juniors and other similarly placed individuals. Petitioner also seeks arrears as calculated after re-fixation of basic pay and subsequent benefits.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner joined the CRPF as a Constable (GD) in 1985 and was promoted to head constable in February, 2002. He states that in 2018, the petitioner came to know that the petitioner was getting lesser basic pay than his similarly placed colleagues. He further states that though subsequently, the petitioner sent multiple requests to the respondents to rectify the same, yet the said requests have not been decided till date.
3. Issue notice. Ms.Suman Chauhan, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.
4. Keeping in view the aforesaid, this Court disposes of the present writ petition by directing the respondent no.4 to treat the present writ petition as a representation of the petitioner and decide the same by way of a reasoned order, in accordance with law, within six weeks. It is clarified that this Court has not commented on the merit of the controversy. The rights and contentions of all the parties are left open.
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.
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....
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.
ACP/Promotional Grade Pay, although his juniors in his batch has already been granted the said benefit in 2018
The court upheld that pay fixation rules apply uniformly and that grievances regarding pay anomalies should be addressed by experts, not through litigation.
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