Manjit Singh v. Punjab Mandi Board
Service law – Pay fixation – Stepping up of pay – 'Catch-up' principle
Case brief
What is this about?
Stepping up of pay; catch-up principle; roster-point promotion of SC category employee; seniority on higher post; Head Draftsman; SDO promotion after retiree's superannuation; notional pay fixation; revised pensionary benefits; delay and laches; Ajit Singh Janjua v. State of Punjab (SC); Charan Dass; Prem Kumar Verma; Anant Ram Sharma; Gurmeet Singh; CWP No.822 of 2021; Punjab and Haryana High Court; Deepak Gupta, J.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to step up the petitioner's pay at par with his roster-point promotee junior SC category employee Karamjit Singh as on 27.08.2014 in the cadre of Head Draftsmen; the petitioner having superannuated on 31.12.2014, notional pay fixation at par with Karamjit Singh in the cadre of Head Draftsmen with consequent revised pensionary benefits; the exercise to be completed and financial benefits released within three months from receipt of certified copy of the order.