{"id":41911,"date":"2009-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-g-k-srinivas-rao-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-march-2009"},"modified":"2017-10-03T00:29:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T18:59:38","slug":"sri-g-k-srinivas-rao-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-g-k-srinivas-rao-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri G K Srinivas Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri G K Srinivas Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 March, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: S.Abdul Nazeer<\/div>\n
1 W.Pk683?i0l\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE\nDATED TIES TIIE 313TI)AY OF MARCH 2009\n\nBEFORE-\n\nTHEHON'BLEMR.JUSTIC'E SZABDUL N42353:.  \"   \n\nWRIT P\u00a7TITIONNO.6837\/206.?\u00bbi5;-}K;,11;}Sj\u00ab LI ' ~ ff:    \"  %\n\nBETWEEN :-\n\n1\n\nsm G K SRINIVAS RAQ\nLIBRARIAN V   A   , \nV'I.IA'x'A 1>RE.UNIv'ERs%rIYLo0:;L12GE_';*  '  \n4*\" BLOCK JAY.A.NAGAR,*  I i   .. \nBANGALORE 5:360 91;. \nSRIMKR1S'i\u00a7N.-{\u00a349} A    \n\nBES \n4*\" BLOCK JAYAN AGAR; . _ \n\nRANGAmm~:.  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'   v\n\nRAMD\u00a75R(};*BELGAUM.\n\n SR1  ESWAR\nI ~ LIBRARIAN,\n I}R,B.R.AMBEDKAR\n*  1?RE-UNWERSHY COLLEGE,\n   .BIDAR-- 535 401.\n\n\n\n11\n\n3 W.P.683'?!{)l\n\nSR1 BORELE NARASING\n\nLIBRARIAN,\n\nAMARESWAR. PRE-UNIVERISTY COLLEGE,\nBIDAR -- 585 401.\n\nSR1 C SHANKAR\n\nLIBRARIAN    \u00e9 \nAIME's PREUNIVERSITY COLLEGE, j; '\nOPP.'I'0WN POLICE STATION,  1 \"\nCHOWBAR ROAD,  .\n\nBEDAR -- 585 401.\n\nSONE SOMANNA   \nLIBRARIAN,  --_   \n\nNEIIRU PRI\u00e9--UNIVERSIT'{ 'COLLEGE; -.  ' %.\nBIDAR----585 40.1.     \n\nSR1      \n   \n\n  \nPRE~{_}NIV'ERS3TY 'COLLEGE? %\n \n\n \n s111vAL1Na;A\n\n%% ' 9R.E-Lzz~:Ix2fE:zsrI\u00b0Y COLLEGE,\n\n   'BIDAR.\n\nL  sm\u00e9xfwis RAG\n\nLIBRARIAN,\nJYOT111 PR1}.-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,\n\n , \" BELGAUM.\n\n\n\n20\n\n4 W.P.6837\/OI\n\nsax ANWARKHAN,\n\nSEO AMEERKHAN PATHAN,\nLIBRARIAN,\n\nSECAB PR1';--UNIVERSITY COLLEGE M\nFOR WOMEN, BIJAI-'UR _ 586 101; \"\n\nSR1 R R NERK1,  %\nLIBRARIAN, RAMLINGESI1   AR\nPRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE}  \nKUNDARGI POST, BI.IAPUR._....'  \n\n312.1 K G DODDANAGALLL    4  &\nLIBRA.RIAN,KOTRAL}1$I_GAPPA ;\nPRE-UNIVERSETY COLLEGE, %% \n\n   \n\nSRIBKUM.A3\u00a7APPA,'  t  * \nLIBRA1u_AN, G CEJANNAPPA \u00bb  .  \nPRE*%UN1VERE'~ITY\u00abC0%iJ>EGE=  \nANEGODU 1>0*s1'_.; '  %  * %\nDAVAN.AGERE._ A  =\n\nSR1 NANDuiSHG'SA(\u00a7'AIAi,.\nI._;I.'i'3RAR] AN, N\"AL..AN'x)A\n\ni  ' . ran-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,\n\n'  J;agr3;;pLIJR;DAvANAGERE.\n\n\" SR1 sU\u00a3:;5;aI%:113 HI II LATHI,\n\n SMT.S(}K PRE-U\"NIVERSI'I\"Y\nC0LLE;4f3rE FOR WOMEN, HARIHARA\n\n Sm: B s BHAGAVANTH GOUEBAR,\n LEBRARIAN, sws PR1}.-UNiVERSI'E'Y COLLEGE,\n HARAPANAHALL-L DAVANAGERE.\n\n\n\n123\n\n24\n\n25\n\n26\n\n27\n\n\n\n  29\n\n5 wpasavzm\n\nSR1 NANDIGAVI, LIBRARIA\ufb01'~I,\n\nHPS PRE--UNIVF,RSI'I'Y COLLEGE,\nHARAPANAHALLI, DAVANAGERE.\nSR1 G s BUDDANAGOUDAR,\nLIBRARIAN, MALLADHIALLI\nPRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,\nMALLADIIIALLI, ' .k\n\nHOLALKERE, CHITRADURGA\u00bb.._:\"  \n\nsR1BKG0PALKRIs\u00a7iI~:A,   \nLIBRARIAN, ms 1>RE--vN1v:3I\u00a7s:rn\u20ac%   V\nCOLLEGE,SHIMOGA.__ '    %  \n\nSR1 SARVES'W'2\";FIT Hmt\ufb01\ufb01f,  i\"  AA \n\nLIBMRIAN5 'PRE+UNI'$?ERS\nC0LLEG1\u20ac,VM\ufb01A;NGAI;QRE;;' &    '\n\nSR1    \nLIBRAREAN, CBS-~ 1\u00e91\u00a2zz;U34iv13Rsr1\"r'\nCOLLEGE, HIREKER EU.__PGST,\nDIIARWAD. . %    \n\n V M ARAVDH-.V.'..A.\n\n . VLiBR}\u00a5RIANt, SR1 CIIANNESWARA\nA  RURAL I-*m3,+LINIVERsrrY COLLEGE,\n\n1I:)1'~m;{s;.I,I \n\n\" S'}iIMOGz1j --. 37\"! 217.\n\nSR; BA,sAVARA.m,\n\n _ 1.1BRA--RIAN,\n\n\"  \" V MARIMALLAPPA PRE-UNIVERSIT Y COLLEGE,\n\n'%  k ; WSORJ3.\n\n\n\n30\n\n31\n\n32.\n\n33\n\n34\n\n35\n\n;j'36~~ .,\n\n5, w.r>.6s3?m:\n\nSR1 M R KALAKANNAVAR,\nLIBRARIAN, STJ PRE--UNIV'\u00a3.RSI'I'Y\nCOLLEGE FOR WOMEN,\n\nCI III{KAMAGALU'R..\n\nsax CHANNABASAPPA GURUPADAPPA Hostmfg \" i   '_ f   \n\nLIBRARIAN, RD PATEL PRE-UNIVERSITY    %\nC-OLLEGE,SINDHI POST,BIJAPU_R,,,    \n\nSRIVPCHANDRASHEKARAPPAGGUM,    A % \nLIBRARIAN II 3 PRE-UNIVERSI'IY{3OLLEGE,.\".; X j % \nRANEBENNUR POST, j %  V 1 \nHAVER1.\n\nSMT ATIYA    A   \nLIBRARIAN, mm RAJ}?a'%PP~.E-1J1$IIVERSZT'1?  \nCOLLEGE,GIII.BARGz\u00a7_v\"   1  \n\nsmmxnaxuzgyz,   L A \nLIDRARIA}\u00a7;'vb_IAfI1f)NAL zvxzxsmr\n\nc0LLBGE, (;'{gLi\u00a7;\u00a7R0s'1*, TUMKUR.\n\n\n\n38\n\n-39\n\n42\n\n7 W.P.683'?\/01\n\nSR1 M T NAIK,\n\nLIBRARIAN, AMBEKHAR PREJJNIVERSITY\nCOLLEGE, SIDBENUR POST,\n\nDIIARWAR,\n\nSR1 SUBHASH HOSAMANI.\nLIBRARIAN,\n\nGOOD NEWS PRE-UN'IVERSI'I'Y\nCOLLEGE, KALAGHATAGI POST,\nDHARWAR.\n\nSR1 K M VIJAPUR,\nLIBRARIAN, SIM  \nPRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, '  \nIIAVERI POST,   A\nDHARWAR.\n\nSR: vENKATAswAM%Y;$Ti   A\nLIBRARIAN, S}Z_DDAR'_I'.IIA=..  \n\n ct);  '  \nTbmgxtm.   *     %\n\nSR1 RA1G0PAL.,  '\nLIBRARIQAN; A 2 . \n PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,\n pogv\ufb01  ..... \n\n  \n% _ \"Li}3RAI\u00a7IAN_,\"UDA\\'A nxxamnn\n'1?RE~UNP\u20aci:';RSITY COLLEGE,\n\n\n\nW.P.683?{G\u00a5\n\nSR1 D M DANDEKAR,\nLIBRARIAN, SPKS PRE-UNIVERSI'I\"1\"\nCOLLEGE, HULSUR POST,\n\nBASAVAKALYAN, BIDAK .. PETITIONERS\n\n(BY SR1 PRAVEEN KUMAR RAIKOTE, ADV.,)\n\nAND:\n\n1\n\nTHE STATE 01+' KARNATAKA\nBY ITS SECRETARY - II\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION\nM.s.BUL1mNG  \nBANGALORE _~ 560 00 1.\n\nTHEDRECTOR   = \nPRE-UNIVERSITY EDLTCAIIOH  _  \nPALACEROAD     \nBANGLAORE M 569 001.      PJ\u00a3\u00a7?\ufb02NDENTS\n\n(BY SR1 T  AREA,  R1 \u00ab:5; \n\nTHIS' WR1T4\"'?E'1'rTION\"v.IS'f~'ILED UNDER ARTICLES\n\n22_6_AND 227 OF THE CDNSTi'I'UTION 012' INDIA PRAYING\nTO QUASH 'mE~% .{)RDER'\"\"VIDE ANNEXG. DT. 1.4.2000\nPAss1:m3\u00a7% R.:.-_   %\n\n on fan\" hearing this day, the Court made\n\n  fo1lo\\vin,_g:--  ~ '\n\n\n\n9 W.P.c\u20ac837!0l\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
The petitioners are holding Bachelors Degree of a <\/p>\n
University with a Begree in Library Science. They are    A<\/p>\n
at different Pre-University Colleges run by different’  <\/p>\n
institutions. The institutions where the petitionei-‘st eke  <\/p>\n
admitted to salary grant. The
\nGovemment Order No.ED 38.__TPU,<'72=.i\u00a7ietede._.O8.O;7.'i972;'\u00a7the
\nquaii\ufb01eation for a Librarian    ,i'i3eg;_ee of any<\/p>\n
recognised Uoiversity  .a  "Seience.<\/p>\n
2. 1:35′   silica the petitioners possess
\nbasic degreeiiipl1is\u00ab.Degtee.\u00bb.ii;nScience, they are entitled for<\/p>\n
basic pay\/_i1jx theiliseeie Vof*–R\u00a7;25’G:j9O!-. However they are paid<\/p>\n
  zsealei lo’f”‘Rs.1’75-450;’- as per the Government<\/p>\n
  i’ei’aVi’.L””.\ufb02!::i’\u00bbi9lg.”3i.Q;l75 (Annexure ‘B’). Their representation<\/p>\n
    Scale of Rs.25{)-500f- was rejected by the<\/p>\n
”    responiiete as per the order at Axmexure ~ G on the ground that<\/p>\n
it  lieldixzg higher quali\ufb01cation than what was prescribed for<\/p>\n
1.
\n3}<\/p>\n
2;;\n<\/p>\n
‘ii<\/p>\n
10 W.P.6837iOI<\/p>\n
the said post. Therefore, they have \ufb01led this writ  ” <\/p>\n
challenging the said order at Annexure — G in this   l 1 1 V<\/p>\n
3. I have heard the learned counsel  tljepextiee.    <\/p>\n
4. The quali\ufb01cation prescribed  post bf as
\nper the Government order No.29    l”Sl72 is<\/p>\n
as under:\n<\/p>\n
Librarian 3.235, V.  W 175–10_2?5w15-350 I
\nV .re\u00a3ogm’sea”-I:;,_l.fnisa.?rsi{;2 “-wail: <2 EB–20—450<\/p>\n
 d1'pl\u00e9rn?;_,_z'n Library'sE\u00a7eie22ce, I<\/p>\n
5. As \u00a7eqLkll:heVlr3l\u00a2ven:\u00a75aem Order dated 19.08.1975<\/p>\n
 ,  B),  has sanctioned the pay scales of<\/p>\n
 in the College Libraries of both<\/p>\n
 ‘V A  under the Department of Collegiate<\/p>\n
 ‘ ‘.Edueal\u00a3<m  Department of Public Instructions as follows:<\/p>\n
     having basic Degree plus<\/p>\n
Degree in Library Science R3350\u00bb-500<\/p>\n
1 1 W.P’6837\/OI<\/p>\n
Those having basic Degree plus
\nDiploma in Libraxfy Science Rs. 175-450 V 1  <\/p>\n
2. ThoseinUniversity Grants 5 2
\nCoznmissioxz scaies No revi5je13″ .  ‘ ‘n. ‘  <\/p>\n
6. The only reason for rejectiiii<.V0f'.'_A'tI"ie
\npetitioners for grant of basic
\npetitioners are having higher;..qeaii\ufb01eatieii_:
\nin the aforesaid Govemmeiit   above, the
\nGovernment onzler  ijizati\ufb01cation fer
\na Librarian as  University with i
\na Diploma,  per the Government
\nOrder   if a Librarian having basic<\/p>\n
degree plus  i12,':-'3eiex1ce is R5250-500. It is not in<\/p>\n
edispu:eiit1~iatE%;\u00a7\u00a2tstsone;%si\u00ab seaming Bachelor Degree of recogxised<\/p>\n
  a Degee in Library Science. The first<\/p>\n
     into account the aforesaid Government<\/p>\n
 has~~ the impugned order rejecting the claim of the<\/p>\n
  I am of the View that the first respondent has to<\/p>\n
'g.\n<\/p>\n
‘Q;\n<\/p>\n
1 3 W.P.683?f03<\/p>\n
reconsider the matter taking into the Goverrament orders dated<\/p>\n
08.07.1972 and 19.8.1975.\n<\/p>\n
7. In the result, writ petition succeeds and it  _  .4  <\/p>\n
allowed in part. The order at Annexure     <\/p>\n
hereby quashed. The first respondent \u00a7\u00a3__.direete.d’io
\nmatter in accordance with law and in of  obfsenretions
\nmade above within a period’ jthree  the date of<\/p>\n
receipt ofeopy ofthis order.  ‘<\/p>\n
Sd\/-I.\n<\/p>\n
Iudg\u00e9<\/p>\n
dht<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri G K Srinivas Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 March, 2009 Author: S.Abdul Nazeer 1 W.Pk683?i0l IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE DATED TIES TIIE 313TI)AY OF MARCH 2009 BEFORE- THEHON’BLEMR.JUSTIC’E SZABDUL N42353:. ” WRIT P\u00a7TITIONNO.6837\/206.?\u00bbi5;-}K;,11;}Sj\u00ab LI ‘ ~ ff: ” % BETWEEN :- 1 sm G K […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSri G K Srinivas Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 March, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-g-k-srinivas-rao-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-march-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri G K Srinivas Rao vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 March, 2009 - 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