JUDGMENT

(Prayer :Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 27.04.2015 in W.P.No.12564 of 2015.)

R. SURESH KUMAR, J

1. The respondents were initially appointed as Secondary Grade Teachers in the early 1970''s at Panchayat Union Elementary Schools at various places. After long years of service, they had been given promotion as Primary School Headmasters sometime in 1988.

2. In this context, it is to be noted that 01.06.1988, since was the cut off date, redesignation was made and the pay has been re-structured for various posts like Secondary Grade Teachers and Primary School Headmasters. In respect of these private respondents are concerned, since they retired from service after getting promotion after the cut off date ie., 01.06.1988, selection grade and special grade was not given by taking into account their earlier service as Secondary Grade Teachers.

3. Had the said service period been considered, certainly these people would have earned higher pay by conferring the status of selection grade and special grade. However, since they have been promoted in the meanwhile, the earlier service had not been taken into account for the purpose of conferrin