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S. G. CHATTOPADHYAY, ARINDAM LODH
Bina Debbarma (Ex-staff Nurse) – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
JUDGMENT
S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. - This writ appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 26.06.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P(C) No.923 of 2018 whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition which was filed by the petitioner (appellant herein) challenging her erroneous pay fixation in the post of Staff Nurse under the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tripura.
2. The factual context of the case is as under:
Appellant, Smti. Bina Debbarma who has retired from service on 30.06.2009 joined the service as an Assistant Nurse in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tripura on 23.04.1973 pursuant to her selection and appointment in the post. After rendering continuous service for about 10(ten) years in the post of Assistant Nurse, she was promoted to the post of Staff Nurse on 10.08.1983. Her pay was fixed in the promotional post in usual course. When the Tripura State Civil Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 1988 (for short ROP Rules, 1988) came into operation refixation of her pay in the revised scale as per ROP Rules, 1988 in the post of Staff Nurse was done. Accordingly, her pay as on 10.08.1983 in the promotional po
The court determined that erroneous pay fixation claims are continuous wrongs, allowing for revision regardless of delayed action on behalf of the employee.
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The court upheld the authority's reduction of the petitioner's pay due to prior erroneous fixation, confirming compliance with the Central Civil Services Rules while quashing the recovery order.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that statutory rules, such as the RoP Rules, 2017, have primacy over administrative orders/executive instructions, and the Government and all other....
The modification which subsequently came to be made could not have been made without issuing notice and without notice to the petitioners and without informing the petitioners about the reasons in li....
Employees are entitled to pay protection on transfer even if the probation period is not completed, and pay reductions without notice violate natural justice.
An employee is entitled to an increment if their juniors receive a lower pay, provided no undue advantage in promotion or pay scale is claimed.
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