Kanti Lal Purohit v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
In D.B. Civil Writ No. 18202/2018, a bench allowed a batch of writ petitions challenging the pay fixation of school teachers appointed to government schools. Relying on the precedent laid down in Priyadarshi Bohra, the Court disposed of the matter in favor of the petitioners, directing the respondents to consider their entitlement for re-fixation to match direct recruits.
What did the court decide?
Petitions allowed; respondents directed to consider petitioners' entitlement for re-fixation of pay at par with direct recruits.