High Court Karnataka High Court

The Commanding Officer vs K P Poovamma W/O K.M.Ponnapa on 25 January, 2010

Karnataka High Court
The Commanding Officer vs K P Poovamma W/O K.M.Ponnapa on 25 January, 2010
Author: V.Gopalagowda And A.S.Bopanna
IN'1"HE.', HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE:
DATED THIS THE 25"": DAY OF' JANUARY 20 
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WRIT PETITION NO.’5;’2;274/2OOQ’A_”{&§§C;}§TfjV
BETWEZEN:

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[BY SR1’x%A4i~:>1AI2IPRAsAD. ADV.)

‘,z<'I3 POOVAMMA
gw/0 K M PONNAIDA

AGEI) ABOUT 59 YEARS

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WORKING AS 'I'ELEPHONE SUPERVISOR
0/0 'I'}–iii SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER
HQ TRAINING COMMAND. ma f–{I52};-BBAL
J.C. NAGAR 13051.'. BAN(}ALORI€ ~06
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THIS WRIT’ PETIT ION _FIL-E41)Ai)NDE3R:.AI§;1″iCLE–4
81 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF”-INDIA’._PR.AY–I.NG ‘I’Or

QUASH TI–iffl ORDER DTD 03.”o:7j09 IN “188/2009
PASSED BY TH E CECNTRAL ADMIN,1s’1fRA’1’1W;_ f1’fR1:3?UNAI, AT
ANNEX»/% ” ” ”

This p(-ztition coming 7f0r.._TVP15§1irI1ir1ary hearing

~ this day.A.S.BOPANNi1′;–»_I., ‘r1}”a1._:1€Vthaéfblloxmng2

‘I”he ‘ ‘pe{,it:iVu:.jers»_§iI=e» Ljalling in question the order

dated in Origi’nai App1ic21t’:i011

———- By the said order, the Central

A {i rf;i.1ji~s_f1-é,’tiifcé’ T1’ibunai, Bangalore (for short. the CAT’)

11215ciir;{(i{é;;i7’that. the pay $02116 as s()L:ght for by the

&1p})ii(i&1fi~i, i.e., pay scale of Rs. 50008000 on completion

years of service and Rs. 5E”>OO~9000 on Completiorl

% cf 26 years of service.

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2. S ri Y. E*Ia1’ip1’z»1..sad . learn ed C e 11 t: F211

Governme1’11 Stzemciing C0u1’1se.1 while assa1_i1i1’1g t’11e.t»._sa.iid

order would contend that the imiitire of job _

the telephorie operator in the ‘Ii’e»1Mec.()m E)e’p’:=11f{nie.IIt,_ 1:5.

not eor11pe11*abie to the work of t.e1;ephj()11.c£ c)’p.e1*’a_t”c1′

Indian Airfc)r(_:e. ‘£”herefore.”the.CAT’*was. riciti juetifigéti in 2 L’

graining the parity in the

3. Having (?OI}Si(i€i’€.§.iV_V the”-.cont_er1t.i0n of the

lear-riecih (‘,(}1.1’AriA1’E:%(‘;1v t’cr.4tl:e’pee-tzitloners, We have perused the
order péissted by “which is impugned in this

})e.tit’.ic1.i. A ;;)e1*u7sa1″-(>1: the said order would ir1dicat.e

the’ ‘Ii’i~ibur1211VV”‘hé1s merely placed reliance on the

eariier of the Calcutta Bench in O.A. N0.

87AI”/.20Q°6.1’ri the case of MRINAL KAi\i’I”I SARKAR -vs~

LTHERS arid the Jodhpur Bench in O.A. N0.

e._’f3t)/-2(§O8 in case of RAJENDRA G13Ht,o’1’ (‘$5 ANOTHER

” UOI ééz OTHERS. T hough the learned Counsel for

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the pei.itione1*s soiiggfit to c*.o1’1te11d that the same conic}
not have been relied on, it. is seen ‘:t}’1at the order of the

C211euI’t.a Bench and Jodhpur Bench is in respeet,_of a

‘€e.1ephoi’1e operamr of the Indian Airforcte to wE”:o11i”‘~1_:_1.f1’e’

parity has been granted taking inio <:oI1sic3:.ei"ati(_§r1e-"the? V'

nature of work of the Telecom I)e:pé1rtmei1t anjti-»ihe siaid-.

orders have been impiementeci in "r-espeet' .01? .pef;s_oi1é'~.

who are juniors to the appe1l3;–ni?'¢–responder)tQ, AS the
eommun.ieatio'n at A2i;*3.ex11re""–'z'–\i{I.I the apVp'1ie;éint. and

others were also iiitiinated about". eofiéideifation of their

C&S€.

‘1.’h»er€:fo’re,”-at…’ this juncruire, it would not be

“V”(JpV'(éfl to contend that the such jobs

,7:lxO”4i» :”‘<:o1:ip:1rab1e when similar orders have been

in1§iE–<am.efiit;:'é:i in respect" of eertairi other employees.

,'I"£r:e:1ee,V"'\ve no reason to inf:erfere with the order

inipt1:gr1_ed in this petition.

A<:::()r(iirT1;_giy. 1.11:'-3 peti1'i<"H1 being cie\.»'m'c1 of merii.

stands disnmjssed w'it'11 no order as to costs.
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