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MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, PANKAJ PUROHIT
Vinod Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
Since common questions of law and fact are involved in these writ petitions, therefore they were heard together and are being decided by a common judgment. However, for the sake of brevity, facts of Writ Petition (S/B) No.350 of 2023 alone are being considered and discussed.
2. Dr. Vinod Kumar (petitioner in Writ Petition (S/B) No.350 of 2023) was appointed in G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the University’) on the post of Senior Statistician/Senior Research Officer, Statistics (General Budget), vide order dated 22.10.2007 issued by Chief Personnel Officer on behalf of Vice-Chancellor. He was given promotion to the post of Professor, Statistics vide order dated 20.04.2015. Age of superannuation of Teachers serving in the University was increased from 60 years to 65 years and he was given benefit of said decision and was permitted to continue in service even after completing 60 years of age.
3. In this writ petition, he has challenged the order dated 04.07.2023 passed by Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand, which provided that employees, other than Teacher, who are cont
The court established that the definition of 'Teacher' under the Uttar Pradesh University Act includes the petitioner, entitling him to retirement benefits at 65 years.
Person appointed as visiting professor on honorary basis, could not claim the financial benefits of the salaried employee of the University as a Lecturer or other teachers of the University.
Person appointed as visiting professor on honorary basis, could not claim the financial benefits of the salaried employee of the University as a Lecturer or other teachers of the University.
The amended definition of 'teacher' in the Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural Universities Act, 1958 operates prospectively, allowing petitioners employed in Krishi Vigyan Kendras to retire at 62 years....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the binding nature of previous court decisions in similar cases, the finality of decisions made by the Hon’ble Division Bench and Co-ordinate Bench....
The court established that teaching staff have a right to enforce the statutory age of superannuation of 65 years, as per the University Grants Commission regulations.
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