{"id":90763,"date":"2010-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-v-sebastian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-june-2010"},"modified":"2017-09-26T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:49:19","slug":"n-v-sebastian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-v-sebastian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"N.V.Sebastian vs State Of Kerala on 7 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
N.V.Sebastian vs State Of Kerala on 7 June, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 5418 of 2010(B)\n\n\n1. N.V.SEBASTIAN, IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. JAYARAJAN, IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN,\n3. SARALAKUMARI A., IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN,\n4. ANVER T., IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN,\n5. P.S.PREMAKUMARI AMMA,\n6. GRACY J., IST GRADE DRAFTSMAN,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,\n\n3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER,\n\n4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.K.P.SATHEESAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :07\/06\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                       ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n              --------------------------------------------------\n                  W.P.(C) NO.5418 OF 2010 (B)\n              --------------------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 7th day of June, 2010\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
     Petitioners     1 to 5 in this writ petition are First Grade<\/p>\n
Draftsman in the Public Works Department and the 6th petitioner is<\/p>\n
working in LSGD on deployment. Consequent on the implementation<\/p>\n
of the 8th pay revision commission report, the petitioners were given<\/p>\n
time bound higher grade fixation in the scale of pay as applicable to<\/p>\n
the promotion post of Assistant Engineer. Subsequently, that was<\/p>\n
cancelled by the authorities taking the view that the provisions<\/p>\n
contained in the table to the pay fixation order provided that 20% of<\/p>\n
the posts will be placed in the higher grade of Rs.9190-15510\/-. It<\/p>\n
is challenging the cancellation of the time bound higher grades in<\/p>\n
the scale of pay as applicable to Assistant Engineer, namely<\/p>\n
Rs.11070-18450\/-, and for quashing the orders fixing the pay in<\/p>\n
the higher grade of Rs.9190-15510\/-, this writ petition is filed.<\/p>\n
     2.     It is now brought to my notice that this very issue came<\/p>\n
up for consideration before this Court in WP(C) No.23518\/08, where<\/p>\n
the learned Single Judge of this Court by judgment dated<\/p>\n
WPC.No.5418 \/2010
\n                                       :2 :<\/span><\/p>\n
15\/06\/2009 upheld the claim of the petitioners. Against that<\/p>\n
judgment, the State and the Chief Engineer, Irrigation &<\/p>\n
Administration      filed   W.A.No.1965\/2009.         By    judgment dated<\/p>\n
05\/04\/2010, a Division Bench of this Court upheld the claim in the<\/p>\n
following terms:-\n<\/p>\n
     4. The next point canvassed by the learned Government
\n     Pleader is that the learned Single Judge has directed to
\n     grant the respondent Higher Grade in the scale of pay
\n     applicable to the post of Assistant Engineer in the Irrigation
\n     Department. We think, the said claim is supported by
\n     Paragraph 6 of Annexure III to the aforementioned Pay
\n     Revision Order, which reads as follows :-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             “If there is a regular promotion post in respect of
\n             the categories of posts coming under pay scales
\n             ranging from Rs.4400-6680 to Rs.9590-16650 and
\n             if  such   scale    of  pay   is  higher   than   the
\n             corresponding time bound higher grade proposed
\n             in Tables A & B above, then the time bound higher
\n             grade for such incumbent will be the scale of pay of
\n             such regular promotion post, provided he is
\n             otherwise qualified for such promotion. Even in
\n             cases where a particular category of posts in the
\n             normal hierarchy of promotion posts is not
\n             available
\n             in a Department, the scale of pay of the normal
\n             promotion post only will be allowed as the higher
\n             grade. (Thus, for example, in a Department where
\n             there is no post of Head Clerk and UD Clerks get
\n             promoted as Junior Superintendents, the time
\n             bound higher grade for the UD Clerk will still be the
\n             scale of Head Clerk). While assigning such higher
\n             grade, only qualified hands i.e. those possessing
\n             the qualification, including approval of the
\n             DPC    (where    necessary),   prescribed    for  the
\n             promotion post will get the scales of pay of regular
\n             promotion posts. Unqualified hands will be allowed
\n             the next higher scale of pay above that of the scale
\n             of pay of the post held at that time, in the standard<\/p>\n
WPC.No.5418 \/2010
\n                                     :3 :<\/span><\/p>\n
             scales of pay at Annexure 1. The competent
\n             authority sanctioning the time bound higher grade
\n             should indicate in the order whether the official
\n             possesses qualification for promotion (including
\n             approval of DPC) and also specify the scale of pay
\n             admissible on time bound higher grade.” (Emphasis
\n             supplied)
\n      As per the Special Rules, it is common ground that the
\n      promotion post of Draftsman Grade I is, Assistant Engineer.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/blockquote>\n
      If that be so, the claim of the respondent for grant of
\n      Higher Grade in the scale of pay attached to the post of
\n      Assistant Engineer is valid and the same has been rightly
\n      granted by the learned Judge. The appellants do not have a
\n      case that the respondent is not qualified or otherwise
\n      ineligible. But, the learned Senior Government         Pleader,
\n      who appeared for the appellants pointed out that though
\n      the respondent was granted Higher Grade in the scale of
\n      pay applicable to the post of Assistant Engineer, later, it
\n      was revised and the scale of pay was reduced to that of
\n      Draftsman Grade I (Higher Grade). The respondent has
\n      chosen, not to challenge those proceedings, it is
\n      submitted. We think, it is a technical contention. When the
\n      respondent is clearly eligible for the benefits granted by
\n      the learned Single Judge, we find no reason to interfere
\n      with the same, on such a technical contention raised by
\n      the learned Government Pleader. Accordingly, the Writ
\n      Appeal fails and it is, accordingly, dismissed.”<\/p>\n
      3.     Therefore, having regard to the law thus laid down by<\/p>\n
the Division Bench, the case of the petitioners is fully covered by<\/p>\n
this judgment and the cancellation of the time bound higher grades<\/p>\n
given to the petitioners in the scale of pay of Assistant Engineer is<\/p>\n
liable to be interfered with.\n<\/p>\n
      4.     However the learned Government Pleader contended that<\/p>\n
the effect of the clause in the pay revision order providing that 20%<\/p>\n
WPC.No.5418 \/2010
\n                                  :4 :<\/span><\/p>\n
of the post will be placed in the higher grade of Rs.9190-15510 and<\/p>\n
the consequent anomaly in giving fixation directly in the scale of<\/p>\n
pay as applicable to Assistant Engineer was not considered by the<\/p>\n
Division Bench.\n<\/p>\n
      5.     In my view, this contention lacks merit for the reason<\/p>\n
that pay revision order only provides for placement in the higher<\/p>\n
grade. On the other hand, paragraph 6 of Annexure III of the pay<\/p>\n
revision shows that if there is a post in the higher grade and a<\/p>\n
regular promotion post available, fixation has to be given in the<\/p>\n
scale of pay as applicable to the regular promotion post.<\/p>\n
Admittedly, fixation has been given in the scale of pay of Assistant<\/p>\n
Engineer, the next regular promotion post available in the cadre.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the contention now raised by the learned Government<\/p>\n
Pleader can have no impact on the conclusion arrived at by the<\/p>\n
Division Bench.\n<\/p>\n
      In the result, the impugned orders of cancellation of time<\/p>\n
bound higher grade given to the petitioners are set aside and it is<\/p>\n
directed that the petitioners shall be continued to be given higher<\/p>\n
grade in the scale of pay of Assistant Engineer, PWD \/ Irrigation<\/p>\n
WPC.No.5418 \/2010
\n                                 :5 :<\/span><\/p>\n
Department as the case may be. Consequential benefits shall be<\/p>\n
disbursed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three<\/p>\n
months of production of a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n
     The writ petition is accordingly allowed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                          (ANTONY DOMINIC)
\n                                               JUDGE
\nvi\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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