The General Manager took up their grievance and a circular was issued authorizing the stepping up of the pay of the appellants.
But subsequently in the year 1992, the said circular was withdrawn on the basis that Codal Conditions had to be fulfilled for getting stepped up pay and they did number fulfil that companydition.
The Administrative Tribunal upheld their claim.
The Railways accepted the recommendations of the IV Pay Commission with effect from 1.1.1986.
This increased the pay of the Drivers as well as their running allowance, being 30 of their basic pay.
The pay was thus stepped up and arrears paid.
WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO.1023, 1024, 1026 AND 1025 OF 2001 K. BALASUBRAMANYAN, J. The appellants were working as Drivers Grade C in the Central Railways.
Representations were made by the appellants pointing out that though they were promoted as Loco Supervisors earlier, they were getting lesser pay than those Drivers promoted subsequent to 1.1.1986 and some of whom were their juniors.
The pay revision with effect from 1.1.1986 number only increased their pay, but also the running allowance of those working as Drivers as on that day, it being 30 of their increased basic pay.
The decision of the Administrative Tribunal was challenged by the Union of India in this Court.
They were promoted between the years 1970 and 1974 as Loco Supervisors in the Grade of Rs.700 900.
The appellants challenged the said decision before the High Court of Bombay.
This resulted in the appellants getting a lesser pay as Loco Supervisors than those promoted after 1.1.1986 since they did number have the advantage of the increased 30 addition in their running allowance and they had to be companytent with the 30 running allowance on their pay prior to the pay revision.
Certain persons who were working as Drivers Grade A were promoted as Loco Supervisors in the year 1986.
In these cases the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bombay rejected the challenge of the appellants to the withdrawal of the stepped up pay.
A person similarly situated as the appellants along with certain others, approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur challenging the withdrawal of the stepped up pay.
By Judgment dated 14.7.1997 reported as Union of India and others vs. O.P. Saxena 1997 6 SCC 360, this Court allowed the appeal, set aside the order of the Administrative Tribunal and dismissed the applications filed before the Administrative Tribunal by persons similarly situated as the appellants.
The appellants as drivers, in addition to the scale of pay at Rs.150 240, were also entitled to a running allowance of 30 of the salary which was liable to be added to their basic pay.
They, along with Drivers Grade A and Drivers Grade B, were entitled to be companysidered for selection to the higher post of Loco supervisors.
