CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Chhabilendra Roul, ACJ, Rajveer Singh Verma, J
Mrs. Jayashree Das, Mrs. Aloka Biswas, Mrs. Pushpa Rani, Mrs. Kiran Lata, Mrs. Kavita – Appellant
Versus
The Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claims for pay parity by nursing staff not supported. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 6) |
| 2. injustice claimed based on comparison to counterparts. (Para 4 , 5 , 12) |
| 3. legal precedents stress substantial equivalence. (Para 9 , 10 , 13 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. criteria for equal pay must include job functions. (Para 23 , 26) |
| 5. final dismissal of oa due to lack of merit. (Para 27 , 28 , 29) |
ORDER
By Hon’ble Mr. Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J) :-
The applicants, five in number, are aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents in not granting them the parity of pay in respect of Grade Pay in accordance with Item No.XII(1) of Section II in the First Schedule-Part B of the CCS (RP) Rules.
2. The factual matrix of the case, as narrated by the learned counsel for the applicants is that the applicants were initially appointed as direct recruit Staff Nurses and are presently working in the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW). Since the applicants were not granted the Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- following the implementation of the 6th CPC, applicants No.1 to 4 submitted their identical representation(s) to the Respondent No.3 on 10.08.2009 and the applicant No.5, who joined the
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