ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI)

Date : 22-03-2023 In the instant L.P.A., appellant has assailed the order of the learned Single Judge dated 20.06.2016 passed in C.W.J.C.

No. 240 of 2011.

2. Grievance of the respondent – Shankar Ram in the writ petition is that he is entitled to pay scale (salary) attached to the post of Chief Engineer during the intervening period from 07.10.2004 to 31.07.2007 (the date on which he attained age of superannuation and retired from service). Respondent was holder of the post of Superintending Engineer. He was asked to hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Engineer which is the promotional post to the Superintending Engineer on 07.10.2004 and he continued to hold such post of Chief Engineer in addition to the post of Superintending Engineer till the date on which he attained the age of superannuation and retired from service on 31.07.2007. In the meanwhile, he was subjected to disciplinary proceedings on 15.09.2006. The same was a subject matter of litigation before this Court and disciplinary proceedings were set aside on 26.08.2010. In this backdrop, question for consideration is whether respondent is entitled to pa