10.03.2025 Virender Singh v. Kurukshetra Univ a University and others
Case Details
105 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB IN T NJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 32894-2024 CWP-3289 Date of De of Decision : 10.03.2025 Virender Singh …Petitioner Versus Kurukshetra Univ a University and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBH RIBHUVAN DAHIYA
Legal Reasoning
Present: Mr. Mr. Sube S. Kaushik, Advocate for th e for the petitioner. Mr. N Mr. Nilesh Kant Goyal, Advocate for respondent no.1/University. respo ate for Mr. A.S. Virk, Advocate for Ms. Tanushree Gupta, DAG, Haryan Ms. T aryana. TRIBHUVAN D AN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed, inter ali The us r alia, seeking a writ of mandamus directing the res he respondents to grant the benefit the enefit of revised pay scale to the petitioner, who is who is working as Proof Reader (Pos - r (Post Graduate) in the respondent- University, with e with effect from 05.04.2013, and fur from nd further revise it with effect from 01.09.2014. The . The revised pay scales have been a been sought on the premise that a committee constit constituted by the Vice Chancellor ha pay has recommended grant of pay scale of ₹9300- -34800+GP 3200 (with revised G from ised GP of ₹3600 with effect from 01.09.2014) to the to the petitioner as Proof Reader. 2. Learned State counsel, has received Lear cond ceived instructions from the second respondent vide m vide memo dated 07.03.2025 which is long hich is retained on the case file along with letters appen appended thereto as Annexure ‘A’ . S ittee . She contends that a Committee of Registrars of S of State Universities was constituted tituted, vide office order dated PUSHPINDER SAINI 2025.03.20 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-32894-2024 2024 -2- 27.04.2017, to ex to examine the disparity in pay scale rious scales and qualifications of various non-teaching pos g posts/employees of the Universit rtain iversities. It recommended certain changes in pay pay scales and qualifications of t the s of the non-teaching staff to the Government to m t to maintain parity in the pay sc the y scales/qualifications across the Universities. 3. The recommendations of the C The from Committee were received from Registrar, Mahars aharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak , Rohtak, vide letter dated 22.11.2024, and sent to the F the Finance Department for taking The aking an appropriate decision. The Finance Departm partment, Pay Revision Branch, ha vide , has conveyed its decision, vide letter dated 06.02 06.02.2025 to the Additional Chie nical l Chief Secretary, Higher/Technical Education Depart Department, to maintain uniformity of mity in pay scales for the posts of System Analyst/ nalyst/System Programmer and Pro State d Proof Reader in all the State Universities. The s. The letter reads as under: However, meanwhile, vide - vide Instructions No. 6/61/2021- 3PR(FD) dated 06.02.2025 (Annexu 3PR( ment nnexure A-2), Finance Department has advised that:- has a .......that it has been come to the noti .......t ment he notice of the Finance Department that the pay level of the Post that stem Post of System Analyst/System Programmer and Proof Reader a Prog the ader are not uniform in all the Universities of the State of Haryana Univ hich, ryana under your control. For which, the employees of Academic Univ the e the Universities have approached the Hon'ble Court by filing a CWP as cit Hon' as cited in the subject. 1. Now, after careful considerati mity ideration and to maintain uniformity in the pay level of these posts, Gov in th t the s, Government has decided that the posts of System Analyst/ System posts ader Programmer and Proof Reader may be treated as non-teaching pos may these ng posts and the pay level of these posts in all the universities of the Sta posts he State would be as under:- PUSHPINDER SAINI 2025.03.20 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-32894-2024 2024 -3- Name of the Post Na level Pay level Remarks (Post Proof Sys System Analyst/ System Pro Programmer Proof Reader Pro Gra Graduate)/Sr. Rea Reader Proof Reader (Graduate)/ Pro Proof Reader Gr-1 Pro Pro Non Reader Proof Gra Graduate) / Proof Reader Gr-II Gr FPL-9 (53 9 (53100) Non-Teaching FPL-6 (35 6 (35400) Non-Teaching FPL-6 (35 6 (35400) Non-Teaching FPL-4(255 4(25500) in in To be abolished and may be be future hing declared as diminishing cadre 3. Further, wherever the Pay y of e Pay Level of these posts in any of the University is higher than that o the U same that of mentioned above, the same may be reviewed accordingly. Ho may oyee y. However, pay of the employee occupying this post (if any) may be p occu Pay ay be protected in the above said Pay Level. Leve
Decision
In view of the above advice of vide vice of the Finance department, vide this office Memo No.5/289-2024 this 2025 2024 UNP(2) dated 04.03.2025 (Annexure A-3), all the State Un (Ann been te Universities have already been informed accordingly. infor 4. This decision of the Finance Depa This the Department was conveyed by the second responden ondent to Registrars of all the State ated State Universities vide letter dated 04.03.2025 for ap for appropriate decision. She further r the urther contends that it is now for the respondent-Unive University to give the scale of FPL-6 who 6 (35400) to the petitioner, who is working as Proo as Proof Reader (Post Graduate). 5. In view of these facts, learned cou In vi s no d counsel for the petitioner has no objection to the p the petition being disposed of with hetra with a direction to the Kurukshetra University to take take appropriate action and release t lease the due benefits to the PUSHPINDER SAINI 2025.03.20 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-32894-2024 2024 -4- petitioner in ter in terms of the aforementioned le and ned letters dated 06.02.2025 and 04.03.2025 within within six months. 6. Ordered accordingly. Orde March 10, 2025 ps 2025 YA) (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE Whether speaking/ reasoned Whether reportable : : Yes/No Yes/No PUSHPINDER SAINI 2025.03.20 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document