Assistant Professors in government colleges sought mandamus for payment of academic grade pay under a 2010 order and 2019 recruitment rules despite requisite service length. The court directed constitution of a committee to assess individual eligibility within set timelines and pay grade pay from eligible dates.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
WPS No. 3307 of 2024
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Department, Block-3, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh Pin 492002
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WPS No. 9027 of 2023
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Tahsil And District Korba, C.G. P I N 495450.
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WPS No. 9081 of 2023
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College Of The Govt Indira Gandhi Arts Commerce And Science P.G. College Vaishali Nagar Bhilai Permanent R/o Saraswati Sadan Dixit Colony Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh Pin 490021 Mb 9406303622
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Chhattisgarh. Pin -495330, Mb - 9131204731.
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Through The Principal Of Naveen Government College Pamgarh, District - Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. Pin -49554.
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WPS No. 9096 of 2023
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Permanent R/o House No. 664/2, Gudhiyari, Tahsil And DistrictRaipur, C.G., Pin- 492009, Mob 9425511552
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WPS No. 9148 of 2023
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Surguja, Through The Principal Of Government Shyama Prasad Mukharjee College Sitapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh Pin 497111
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WPS No. 9155 of 2023
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Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur (C.G.) Pin 492002
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WPS No. 9175 of 2023
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R/o Old Power House Chowk Devridih Torwa Bilaspur, Near The Shiv Mandir Gail, Ward No. 41, Torwa, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495004, Mb-9179532768
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Bilaspur, Permanent R/o House No. A-9, Dream City, Khamtarai Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495006, Mb9993437891
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WPS No. 9176 of 2023
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WPS No. 9187 of 2023
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Years Posted As Assistant Professor Subject Hindi In The College Of The Govt Mahaprabhu Vallabhachrya Pg College Mahasamund Permanent R/o Indrajeet Sing Goldi, Bti Road Mahasamund, Tahsil Tahsil And District Chhattisgarh Pin 493445, Mb 8839604111
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WPS No. 9198 of 2023
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As Assistant Professor Subject English In The College Of The Govt. Dr. I.S. College Akaltara Janjgir- Champa, Permanent R/o Govt. Dr. I.S. College Akaltara District Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) Pin 495552, Mb- 786920568
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Permanent R/o Phase 2, House No. 25, Shrikant Verma Marg, Vaishali Nagar, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) Pin 495001, Mb- 9424146424
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Through The Principal Of Thakur Shobha Singh Govt. College Pathalgaon District- Jashpur (C.G.) Pin 496118
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WPS No. 9292 of 2023
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48 Years Posted As Assistant Professor Subject Botany In The College Of The Govt. V.Y.T. P.G. Autonomas College Durg, Permanent R/o House No.282, Street No.02, Shyamnagar, Pol Say Para, Durg, Tahsil And District Durg (C.G.) Pin 491001, Mb9981923039
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Kanya Mahavidyalaya Kawardha, Kabirdham C.G., Permanent R/o Government Rajmata Vijaya Raje Sindhiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya Kawardha, Tahsil And District Kabirdham (C.G.) Pin 491995, Mb 9926819179
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Tahsil And District Kabirdham (C.G.) Pin 491995.
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WPS No. 9525 of 2023
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WPS No. 9141 of 2023
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Economics In The College Of The Government Jajwalyadev Naveen Girls College, Janjgir C.G., Permanent R/o House No. 05 Phase - I I Arya Enclave Near By Old Irrigation Colony Janjgir, C.G. P I N 495668, Mb- 9770310228.
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WPS No. 9470 of 2023
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Principal Of Government Ev Post Graduate College Korba, District Korba (C.G.) Pin 495450
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WPS No. 9660 of 2023
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Administrative Department, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Tahsil And District- Raipur, Cg Pin- 492002
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Of Govt. Mini Mata Girls College, Korba, Cg, Tahsil And DistrictKorba, Cg Pin- 495450
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For Petitioners : Mr. Vijay K. Deshmukh, Advocate For State : Mr. S.P. Kale, Additional Advocate General For UGC : Mr. Jitendra Nath Nande, Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board
25.06.2024
tabulated below:-:-
| Post | Academic Grade Pay |
Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant | Rs. 7000/- | six years service, or |
| Professor | four years in case of | |
| PhD, or | ||
| fiveyears in case of |
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| M.Phil. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assistant | Rs. 8000/- | Five years service in |
| Professor | the pay scale of Rs. 7000/-. |
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| Associate | Rs. 9000/- | Three years service in |
| Professor | the pay scale of Rs. | |
| 8000/- as Assistant Professor |
||
| Professor | Rs. 10,000/- | Three years service in the pay scale of Rs. |
| 9000/- as Associate Professor |
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of their grievance.
Sd-
(Narendra Kumar Vyas)
Judge
Deshmukh
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners, Assistant Professors fulfilling the criteria in the order dated 30.03.2010 and Rules of 2019, are entitled to academic grade pay of Rs. 7000/-, Rs. 8000/- and Rs. 9000/-.
Whether the State should be directed to examine each petitioner's eligibility for senior academic grade pay.
Lokmani Yadav and others
Amola Korram
Dr. Abhay Sinha and others
Dr. Devendra Kumar Sahoo and others
Dr. Abha Sinha and others
State of Chhattisgarh through the Chief Secretary
Narendra Kumar Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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