IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
PULLA KARTHIK
T. Yakaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
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| 1. court's ruling on cut-off date (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 2. writ petitions dismissed (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
ORDER :
Since the lis raised in all these writ petitions is one and the same, they are taken up together, heard and being disposed of by this common order.
3) The main grievance of the petitioners in all these writ petitions is to direct the respondents to implement the recommendations of Pay Revision Commission Report-2020 extending the enhanced gratuity and difference of Earned Leave salary to the petitioners, who retired between 01.07.2018 and 01.04.2020, on par with the pensioners, who are drawing the enhanced gratuity/encashment of earned leave w.e.f.01.04.2020.
4.1 It is further contended that as per para 7 of G.O.Ms.No.55, dated 11.06.2021, the pension of the employees, who retired after 01.07.2018 has to be calculated as per the pay fixed in RPS-2020. Hence, the Government cannot take a dual stand and cannot create two classes/groups of employees in allowing the difference of gratuity and Earned Leave Encashment. It is further submitted that all the petitioners have retired after 01.07.2018 and were drawing pay under 10th PRC. The implement
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