Joginder Nath and Others v. State of Haryana and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Increment for higher responsibility; ACP pay-grades; promotion to Head Teacher; writ of mandamus; Satish Chander v. State of Haryana LPA1654-2019 (02.12.2019); Punjab & Haryana High Court; petition dismissed as devoid of merit; Tribhuvan Dahiya, J.; State counsel Harish Nain, AAG; no counsel for petitioners.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the State's contention founded on the Division Bench ruling in Satish Chander v. State of Haryana (LPA1654-2019, decided 02.12.2019), an employee who has already been given the benefit of ACP pay-grades is not entitled to an additional increment, since grant of the grades proceeds on the presumption of higher responsibility; accordingly, the petitioners cannot claim an additional increment for higher responsibility on promotion to Head Teacher. ¶11