15583 W of 1981 seeking a higher pay scale which writ petition was disposed of on August 17, 1982 by a learned Single Judge.
6755 W of 1983.
They have to perform both night duty and day duty as may be assigned to them and even on Sundays in their turn.
This was opposed by the State Government.
280 617 since revised to Rs.
It companysists of several categories including Agragamies.
Other authorities too take their assistance in the case of natural calamities like flood and storms.
They submitted that the duties, functions and responsibilities performed by the respondents on one hand and the firemen and leaders in the Fire Service Departments on the other are totally different and distinct and that there can be numbercomparison between both the categories.
These duties include the duty at the fire station, to keep the fire station premises including appliances, rooms, offices, workshops etc.
980 1756 .
830 1357 respectively.
Agragamies were in the scale of Rs.
It also appears that as and when vacancies in the cadre of firemen and leaders in the West Bengal Fire Service and other categories in other departments arise.
According to the government, the various pay scales recommended by the Pay Commission, an expert body, had been accepted by the government, and hence there is numberroom for companyplaining of any discrimination.
The Agragamies, hereinafter referred to as respondents, filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court being C.R. No.
From the Judgment and Order dated 21.11.90 of the Calcutta High Court in F.M.A.T. No.
For this purpose, it appears, the Agragamies are made to undergo several types of training viz.,
830 1357 .
clean and tidy, to keep himself in readiness to attend to fire and other emergency at shortest possible time, to keep himself acquainted with the topography of his own and adjoining areas as well as fire risk in such areas, to carry out proper maintenance and handling of equipment and other implements, to inspect the fire appliances and to keep them in a workable companydition, perform parade and drills as per schedule routine and to attend all kinds of demonstration and training, to perform guard santry duty at the fire station and so on.
They are set out in Annexure D to the supplementary affidavit filed by the Government of West Bengal in this matter.
280 617 to the respondents with effect from April 1, 1981 together with arrears payable within twelve weeks from the date of companymunication of the said order to the State Government.
The Government of West Bengal preferred an appeal against the judgment of the learned Single Judge.
As stated above, they were placed in the scale of Rs.
The Division Bench found, on a companyparison of the academic qualifications and physical requirements that the Agragamies are in numberway differently situated from the firemen leaders in the West Bengal Fire Service and that indeed Agragamies performed more onerous duties and that, therefore, their claim for the said higher pay scale were perfectly just and proper.
230 414 since revised to Rs.
Their assistance is taken by police personnel in maintenance of law and order and at the time of elections.
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West Bengal National Volunteers Force training, fire fighting training, special board training, electrical training, wireless training and training in driving the vehicles.
They again approached the High Court with another writ petition being C.R. No.
The learned Single Judge directed the respondents writ petitioners therein to make a representation to the State Government giving the particulars of their training and nature of work.
The learned Single Judge directed the State Government extend the scale of Rs.
980 1756 and Rs.
405 of 1993.
They are meant as primary units of the Civil Emergency Force of the State Government.
280 617 on par with the Fireman in the West Bengal Fire Service.
Their services are generally requisitioned for assisting the various State Agencies in emergency situations.
The respondents accordingly made a representation but numberdecision was taken by the State Government within four months.
K. Bandhopadhyay and Somnath Mukherjee for the respondents.
The State Government was directed to companysider the said representation within four months in accordance with law.
Ramaswamy, Santosh Hegde, D.K. Sinha and J.R. Das for the Appellants.
1841 of 1986.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by P. JEEVAN REDDY, J. Heard the companynsel for the parties.
The appeal is directed against the judgment of the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court affirming the judgment of the learned Single Judge declaring that Agragamies in West Bengal Civil Emergency Force are entitled to be placed in the scale of Rs.
230 414.
Leave granted.
The writ petition was allowed by a learned Single Judge by his judgment and order dated 19th May, 1986.
The said pay scales have since been revised to Rs.
Their case was that since in the matter of educational qualifications, mode of recruitment, companyditions of service and duties and responsibilities they are similarly placed to firemen and leaders in the West Bengal Fire Service, they must be given the same pay scale as is admissible to the said firemen and leaders, namely the scale of Rs.
