Cook and other last-grade staff of government homes for persons with disabilities sought implementation of revised PRC pay scales with arrears. During pendency respondents redressed the grievance by proceedings dated 21.10.2023 but payment was pending; the court directed payment within eight weeks.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION NO:28731 OF 2023
Between:
..PETITIONERS
..RESPONDENTS
r Petition under Article 226 oI the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pldased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of lMandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not implementing the I ne{,pRC scales to the petitioners in time scale ofpay of lastgrade post of RJ 19,000/-67,0001 with usual allowances of DA,HRA and CCA, along with a ars of pay from the date of filing of the W.P. No. 30918 of 2017, w.e.f .,
30-09-201 7, to till date by not releasing the Annual Grade lncrements revised fro'm time to time to the petitioners as highly illegal, Violation of Article 43 read with article 14,16 and 21 of our constitution and provisions of Equal Remuneration Act'1 976, and prays to direct the respondents herein to pay the last grade I time scale monetary benefits to the petitioners herein from the date of i filing of the Writ Petition No. 30918 of 2O17 i.e., w.e.f., 3010912017 to till date by releasing I the Annual Grade lncrements revised from time to time by applying prihcipal laid by Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court in WP.No. 26788 ot 2017 daled 1010812017 and in WP No.5556 of 2018 and batch Dated 2310812018, in similar case with all consequential monetary benefits including arrears from time to time to the petitioners with 100 7o compensation as per Principle laid by Apex court in the case of Union of lndia Vs. Avtar Chand in Civil Appeal No. 34163445 of 2O10, dt. 1glO2t2O1S.
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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents herein to pay the time scale of last grade post of RS.19,000/-67,0001 with usual allowance of DA, HRA and CCA and periodical increments revised from time to time, as was paid in the case of the colleagues of the petitioners vide Procs. No. A1217212022-1, dated 2OlO4l2O23, by implementing the final orders of this Hon'ble Court in WP No. 31018 of 2022, dated 2910712022, pending order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.
Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI GURRAM SRINIVAS
Counsel forthe Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES
The Court made the following: ORDER
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION No.2873L OF 2023
ORDER:
This Writ Petition, under Article 226 ot Lhe Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief:
"...to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ o[ Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not implementing the new PRC scales to the petitioners in time scale of pay of last grade post of Rs.i9,00ol-67, OOO/- with usual allowances of DA,HRA & CCA, along with arrears of pay from the date of filingof theW.P. No. 30918 of 2017, w.e.f ., 3O-O9-2O17, to till date by not releasing the Annual Grade lncrements revised from time to time to the petitioners as highly illegat, Violation of Article 43 read rvith article 14,16 &" 21 of our constitution and provisions of Equal Rernuneratron Act 1976, and prays to direct the respondents herein to pay the last grade time scale monetary benefits to the petitioners herein from the date of liling of the Writ Petition No. 30918 of 2Ol7 i.e., w.e.f., 30-09-2017 to till date by releasing the Annual Grade Increments revised from trme to time by applying principal laid by Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court in WP.No. 26788 of 2017 dated 10-08-2017 and in WP No.5556 of 2O18 & batch Dated 23-08 2018, in similar case with all consequential monetary benefits including arrears from time to time to the petitioners with 100% compensation as per Principle laid by Apex court in the case of Union of India Vs. Avtar Chand in Civil Appeal No. 3416-3445 of 2010, dt. l9-O2-2O19 and pass..."
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents could be directed to pay monetary benefits under proceedings No.A/2216/2023 dated 21.10.2023 implementing revised pay scales to the petitioner cooks and other staff.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K.Vasudeva Rao
K.Ramulu
Afzal Zaheer Mirza
G.Jangaiah
Khaleed
The State of Telangana, Department for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens (Estt.), rep. by its Special Secretary
Pulla Karthik
As recorded by the court registry
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