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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:14121 Reserved on 21.01.2025 Delivered on 31.01.2025 Court No. - 10 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6881 of 2008 Petitioner :- Tej Pal Singh And Another Respondent :- State of U.P. and Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Jain,Ma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,P. Padia,P.K.Ganguly Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Petitioners before this Court are retired persons. According to their claim, initially they appointed in Department of Agriculture Subordinate Service Group-II. Thereafter they were transferred to Govind Vallabh University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, Nainital. It is their further case that they were later on transferred on deputation in the year 1983 to Daurala Western Campus. Petitioners further claimed that they give their option to merge in the service of University as Research Associates and their services ought to have been treated as Research Associates, who were later on given status of Teachers. However, despite various representations they were only treated as Research Associates and not Teachers and they retired from said post. They were denied pay-grade as per University Grants Commission. 2. Petitioners have earlier approached this Court by way of filing Writ-A No. 47175 of 2000 claiming that they are entitled for pay scale of Teachers as granted by University Grants Commission. Said writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 17.10.2006 with direction that petitioners’ representation be decided in accordance with law. 3. In aforesaid circumstances, Krishi Shiksha Evan Anusandhan Anubhag, Government of Uttar Pradesh by means of impugned order dated 31.10.2007 rejected claim of petitioners observing that they were never treated as Teachers and, therefore, they were not entitled for salary of 2 Teachers as fixed by University Grants Commission. For reference impugned order is reproduced hereinafter: "्ቦी वीरपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह व ्ቦी तेजपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह, अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायक, (cid:10)रदार व्ቤभ भाई पटेल कृषि(cid:29) एवं ्ቚौ. षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ ्ቛारा शि’्ቌक घोषि(cid:29)त कर यू.जी.(cid:10)ी. वेतनमान ्ቚदान षिकये जाने हेतु सि(cid:10)षिवल षिम(cid:10) रिरट याचि/का (cid:10)ं०-47175/2000 टी.पी. िሺ(cid:10)ह व अन्य बनाम कुलपचित, कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ अन्य मा० उ्ሴ न्यायालय, इलाहाबाद में योसिजत की गयी है। मा० उ्ሴ न्यायालय ने अपने आदे’ षिदनांक 28.10.06 के ्ቛारा या/ीगणों का ्ቚत्यावेदन षिनस्तारिरत षिकये जाने के आदे’ षिदये हैं। तद्ቅम में या/ीगणों ने अपना ्ቚत्यावेदन षिदनांक 02.11.06 ’ा(cid:10)न को ्ቚस्तुत षिकया है, सिज(cid:10) पर कुलपचित, षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ के प्ቔ षिदनांक 18.1.07 के माध्यम (cid:10)े आख्या ्ቚा् हुई. सिज(cid:10)(cid:10)े यह स्प्ቖ था षिक या/ीगण कभी भी शि’्ቌक नहीं रहे और न ही शि’्ቌक की ्ቦेणी में आते थे, इ(cid:10)लिलये इन्हें यू. जी.(cid:10)ी. वेतनमान अनुनन्य नहीं षिकया गया था। इ(cid:10)ी दौरान या/ीगणों का एक अन्य ्ቚत्यावेदन षिदनांक 14.6.07 को पुनः ्ቚा् हुआ, सिज(cid:10)के अनुकम में कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ (cid:10)े पुनः आख्या ्ቚा् की गयी, जो उनके प्ቔ षिदनांक 25.10.07 ्ቛारा ्ቚा् हुई। ्ቚकरण में कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ (cid:10)े उपलब्ध कराई गई आख्या के आधार पर ቝኌस्थचित षिनम्नवत हैः- 1. ्ቦी वीरपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह की षिनयुषिO षिदनांक 07.4.77 को सिजला कृषि(cid:29) अचिधकारी, षिबजनौर के अधीन ए(cid:10).ए.ए(cid:10). ्ቇेड-2 में हुई थी। तदोपरान्त ्ቦी िሺ(cid:10)ह पंत नगर कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय के अधीन ्ቚ्ቌे्ቔ पयRवे्ቌक के पद पर कायR करते रहे। उप(cid:10)ंस्थापना अचिधकारी के आदे’ षिदनांक 01.5.73 (cid:10)े ्ቦी िሺ(cid:10)ह को अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायक वेतनमान रू० 350-700 (पी.आर.(cid:10)ी) में (cid:10)ंषिवलीन षिकया गया। उO पद यू.जी.(cid:10)ी. के शि’्ቌक वेत् नमान की ्ቦेणी में नहीं आता और न ही उO पद के कमR/ारिरयों को शि’्ቌक बनाया जा (cid:10)कता है। 2. ्ቦी तेजपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह की षिनयुषिO षिदनांक 04.9.70 को ए(cid:10).ए.ए(cid:10). ्ቇेड-2 के पद पर अथR वनस्पचितषिव्ቍ(उ्ቕान) के अधीन फैजाबाद में हुई थी। ्ቦी िሺ(cid:10)ह को काኌमक ्ቚबन्ध अनुभाग के आदे’ षिदनांक 25.11.93 के ्ቛारा अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायक वेतनमान रू० 350-700 में (cid:10)ंषिवलीन षिकया गाय। उO वेतनमान पी.आर.(cid:10)ी. ्ቦेणी में है। ्ቦी िሺ(cid:10)ह कभी भी शि’्ቌक नहीं रहे और न ही शि’्ቌक की ्ቦेणी में आते थे और न ही ्ቦी िሺ(cid:10)ह को यू.जी.(cid:10)ी. का वेतनमान अनुमन्य था तथा कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ में अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)ाहयक पद को मृत (cid:10)ंवगR घोषि(cid:29)त षिकया गया है। 2- ्ቚ्गत ्ቚकरण में उO तथ्यों (cid:10)े स्प्ቖ है षिक ्ቦी वीरपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह व ्ቦी तेजपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह पीआर(cid:10)ी वेतनमान रू० 350-700 में कायRरत रहे तथा अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायक पद को मृत (cid:10)ंवगR घोषि(cid:29)त षिकया जा /ुका है एवं पीआर(cid:10)ी ्ቦेणी अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायकों को कभी भी शि’्ቌक के रूप में नहीं माना गया और न ही शि’्ቌक का वेतनमान षिदया गया। इ(cid:10) ्ቚकार उO दोनों कमZ न तो शि’्ቌक की ्ቦेणी में आयेंगे तथा न ही इनको यू.जी.(cid:10)ी. वेतनमान अनुमन्य षिकया जाना (cid:10)म्भव है। 3 3- अस्तु (cid:10)म्यक षिव/ारोपरान्त रिरट याचि/का (cid:10)ं0-47175/2000 तेजपाल िሺ(cid:10)ह व अन्य बनाम कुलपलि[, कृषि(cid:29) षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय, मेरठ व अन्य में मा० उ्ሴ न्यायालय के आदे’ षिदनांक 28.10.06 के अनुपालन में या/ीगणों का ्ቚत्यावेदन षिदनांक 02.11.06 एवं 14.6.07 एत द्ቛारा षिनस्तारिरत षिकया जाता है।" 4.
Legal Reasoning
Sri Rahul Jain, learned counsel for petitioners, referred various documents annexed alongwith this writ petition, specifically an order dated 08.03.1991 that all Research Associates, if have qualification of Teachers, would be declared as Teacher and accordingly they were entitled for grade pay of Teachers as fixed by University Grants Commission. Said order is reproduced hereinafter: “्ቚबन्ध परिर(cid:29)द की षिदनांक १०.११.९० की (cid:10)म्प्ቐ हुई बैठक में अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हयाक (अनु(cid:10)ंधान (cid:10)हायक) ्ቚ(cid:10)ाद (cid:10)हायक। तकनीकी (cid:10)हायक जो यू०जी०(cid:10)ी० भारतीय कृषि(cid:29) अनु(cid:10)ंधान परिर(cid:29)द। षिव्ቫषिव्ቕालय ्ቛारा शि’्ቌकों के लिलये षिनधाRरिरत ’ैचि्ቌक योग्यता रखते हों। (न्यूनतम षि्ቛतीय ्ቦेणी में एम०ए(cid:10)०(cid:10)ी०) को षिदनांक १२.१२.८९ (cid:10)े शि’्ቌक घोषि(cid:29)त षिकये जाने का षिनणRय लिलया है। इन पदधारकों को यू०जी०(cid:10)ी० वेतनमान रूपये २२००-४००० अुकाय षिबतय जमो तब आदे’ अलग (cid:10)े पारिरत षिकये जा /ुके है। ऐ(cid:10)े पदधारकों को यू०जी०(cid:10)ी० वेतनमान रू० २२००-४००० अनुमन्य षिकये जाने की चितशिथ यथा १२.१२.८९ अथवा बाद की वह चितशिथ सिज(cid:10)में वे इ(cid:10) वेतनमान को ्ቇहण करने का षिवकल्प देते है। कषिन् ’ोध अचिधकारी का पदनाम स्वीकृत षिकया जाता है। ” 5. Learned counsel for petitioners has vehemently referred that by virtue of above order petitioners became Teachers and as such the findings returned in impugned order were contrary to record. 6. Per contra, Sri P.K. Ganguly, learned counsel for Respondent- University, has supported impugned order that petitioners have never considered as Teachers and they were merged at the pay grade of Rs. 350- 700 (PRC), which is not the pay scale of Teachers as well as that cadre of Research Associates was declared as dead cadre. 7. I have considered the above submissions and perused the material available on record. 8. There is no specific order that petitioners were ever merged or declared as Teachers. According to communication sent by University concerned, petitioners were merged in University in pursuance of order 4 dated 25.11.1993 w.e.f. their date of transfer, i.e., 11.05.1973 and 22.01.1978, respectively. It is not in dispute that they were initially appointed under SAS Grade-II (PRC) and they were merged in pay grade of Research Associates, i.e., Rs. 350-700 and they retired on same grade pay. They were never considered or treated as Teachers nor given any such pay scale. According to letter dated 25.11.1993 only those employees who were working as Research Associates on 08.03.1991 were declared Teachers, whereas as per above referred facts of case petitioners were never worked before said date as Research Associates. Therefore, the reason assigned in impugned order has legal basis and no document is placed on record to show that findings are contrary to record. Only on basis of certain documents with regard of date of option petitioners cannot claim any benefit. In order to claim certain benefit there must be factual and legal basis but facts as referred above are against petitioners that they were never worked as Teachers as well as they were merged as Research Associates only after the cut off date. 9. In aforesaid circumstance, I do not find any reason to interfere with impugned order. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 31.01.2025 AK Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad