THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M. MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.1019 of 2025

JUDGMENT:

This Writ Appeal assails the order dated 21.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.32364 of 2017, whereby the Writ Petition filed by respondent No.1 herein (writ petitioner) was allowed, directing the appellants herein to grant the writ petitioner the pay scale of an Associate Professor under the UGC Pay Scales of 2006 with subsequent revision along with arrears.

2. Heard Sri A.P.Suresh, learned counsel for the appellants and Sri P.V.Ramana, learned counsel for respondent No.1 and perused the record.

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3. The factual background, necessary for the adjudication of this appeal, is as follows:

i) Respondent No.1 herein/writ petitioner (hereafter "the petitioner") applied for the post of Director in response to an advertisement in the Hindu Daily dated 22.08.2006 (Ex.P-1). However, he was appointed as Coordinator, 21^st Century Gurukulams under the Consortium of Institutions of Higher Learning (hereafter “CIHL”), vide proceedings dated 20.01.2007. His appointment was on a consolidated salary which is equivalent to the sta