IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.
B. Ramachandram & others – Appellants
Versus
State of Telangana & others - Respondents
W.P. No. 42967 of 2017
Decided on : 05-06-2023
Re-fix pay - Minimum scale of pay - Issue Writ of Mandamus directing respondents to implement order of Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal, and further direct respondents to re-fix pay of petitioners - Held, Court with any grievance in accordance with law is entitled to know reasons for grant or his rejection of soul of orders - Non recording of reasons could lead to dual infirmities cause prejudice to affected party particularly hamper proper administration of justice - Court opines order impugned Respondent vide far as rejecting the request of Petitioners for award sanction of benefits for pension unilaterally irrationally vide an unreasoned order mechanically without application of mind - Writ Petition allowed.
ORDER :
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services I.
2. This Writ Petition is filed praying to issue Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to implement the order of the Hon’ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad dated 13.02.2013 in O.A. No. 935 of 2013 and further direct the respondents to re-fix the pay of the petitioners in the scale of Rs. 130-250/- and Rs.150-300/- as Untrained Graduate and as revised from time to time with all consequential benefits such as Payment of Salary, increments, arrears of pay and refund the amount already recovered from the petitioners by virtue of provisions of Act 14 of 1991, as per the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in P.Tulsidas Vs. Government of A.P. reported in A.I.R. 2003 S.C 43 and set aside the impugned Proceedings Rc.No.63/347/A2/2013-17 dated 15.09.2017 issued by the District Educational Officer, Karimnagar.
3. The case of the Petitioners, in brief, as per the writ affidavit, is as follows:
a. All the Petitioners, except for the 1st Petitioner have retired from services in the year 2004, 2005 & 2004 respectively and the 1st petitioner retired after being promoted as P.G. Headmaster in the year 2001.
b. The Petitioners pay was fixed in the cadre of School Assistant at Rs. 150 – 300 and was revised from time to time. Act 14 of 1991 had been passed with a view to regulate the pay fixation of Untrained Graduate Teachers and Matriculate Teachers and recovery proceedings were initiated against the teachers. The same had been challenged before the Tribunal vide OA.No.50430-50441/1991 and the action of the Government had been held correct by the tribunal. The decision of the Tribunal was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 2652-2654 of 1995 and batch, whereby the Hon’ble Supreme Court struck down the Section 2 and 3 (a) of the Act and had directed to refund the recovered amounts to the teachers.
c. The Petitioners herein also stand on the same footing, as the respondents herein have recovered the amounts from the Petitioner under the same Act and despite repeated attempts have not refunded the amount and the Petitioners have approached the Tribunal vide O.A. No. 935 of 2013.
d. The Tribunal at the stage of Admission perused the material papers, disposed of the O.A. 935 of 2013 vide order dated 11.02.2013 by stating:
respondents to consider the claims of the applicants, in the light of Memo No.34/Ser.III.1/92-27 dated 24.11.2003 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the said memo, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order”.
e. On the applications of the Petitioner, the District Educational Officer, Karimnagar had sent a letter vide no. 347/A1/2013 dated 30.03.2013 to the Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P. Hyderabad submitting detailed reports of the individual case for Examination and to take further action.
f. Petitioners have approached the Pension Lok Adalat Bench and have filed petitions for fixing the pay at Rs. 130250& Rs. 150-300 with effect from 01.01.1974 and the Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad vide letter dated 22.05.2017 requested the Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad to grant 4 Months’ time to pass orders. Pursuantly, the District Educational Officer, Karimnagar issued proceedings Rc.No.63/347/A2/2013-17 dated 28.012.2016 and rejected the proposals of the retired teachers as they are not eligible for awarding pay scale of Rs.130–250.
g. Prior to issuance of the proceedings dated 15.09.2017, the District Educational Officer, Karimnagar had called for particulars of the Petitioner from the Head Institute as to whether they have taught classes of 8th,9th& 10th and it is unknown whether the information to the District Educational Officer, Karimnagar has been furnish
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