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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J
M.Jayaraj – Appellant
Versus
Chief Educational Officer, Vellore District – Respondent
ORDER :
J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.
This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by the first respondent vide proceedings in Na.Ka.No.9855/C5/2020 dated 20.03.2020 and further directing the respondents herein to refix the pay of the petitioner in the higher post of BT Middle School Headmaster equal to the pay of his junior in the said post with effect from the date of drawal of higher pay by his junior in the said post and accordingly refix the pay of the petitioner in the post of Block Educational Officer after implementation of G.O.Ms.No.19, School Education Department, dated 07.02.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.20, School Education Department dated 07.02.2019 with effect from 07.02.2019 and grant all consequential monetary benefits with payment of arrears to the petitioner.
2. The Petitioner was initially appointed as Secondary Grade Assistant on 25.10.1988 and attained Selection Grade Scale of pay in the said post from 25.10.1998. Thereafter he acquired B.A. B.Ed qualification on 26.11.1999 and MA qualification by 25.10.2002. His pay was fixed as the pay of Primary School Headmaster on 01.10.2005 and was given Selection Grade Scale of Pay in the post of Primary Sch
The court established that seniority must be respected in pay fixation, and government orders mandating pay rectification should be implemented without regard to union differences.
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The delay in approaching the court does not affect the claim for pay protection and higher pension, and the recurring cause of action in matters of pay scale and consequential pension justifies the r....
The court established that primary teachers in municipal schools are entitled to the same higher pay-scale as those in district schools, emphasizing equality in pay for equal work.
A government employee senior in service must not receive lesser pay than a junior in the same cadre, and the absence of justifiable reasons for pay disparity constitutes a violation of constitutional....
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