The question of implementation of the report as adopted by the Government was discussed by the Indian Banks Association with various representatives of all the Confederations of Banking Officers Organisation, and the Secretary of this Association addressed a private and companyfi dential letter to Chief Executives of various Banks including Dena Bank on March 15, 1978 at the Government has desired to bring Pillai Committees recommendations in force latest with effect by May 1978.
The Chief Executives were, therefore, advised to take steps to introduce the new scales of pay and allowances as per the Committees report and to make appropriate fitment in the emoluments of the existing officers with effect from 1st May, 1978, or even earlier if so desired, after discussion with the organisations representing the Officers.
The Government of India, by a reso lution dated July 19,1973 appointed a companymittee companysisting of five members to standardise pay scale, allowances and perquisites of the Officers in the 14 Nationalised Banks.
It is in the aforesaid background that the Dena Bank hereinafter the Bank offered to appoint the appellant, pursuant to his application , in the Bank as Economic Officer in the pay scale 1 as laid down by the Pillai Committee, which is Rs.700 1800, with other allowances, per quisites and benefits as per the Pillai Committee recommendations.
The aforesaid companymunication was followed by a secret letter from the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs Banking Division dated March 28, 1978, mentioning about the companycern of the Govern ment about the delay in the implementation of the recommendations of the Pillai Committee.
He also claimed for the first time about his fitment in the new pay scale a., recommended by the Pillai Committee for Scale C Officers who were categorised as junior Management Grade Scale 1Officers by the Committee.
The Committee suggested certain modifications in the method of implementation and submitted its further report in February 1977 and the Government adopted the report as modified by the Group of Bankers.
1011.00 The appellant joined the Bank accordingly and after about 10 years of his service approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court with the grievance that he had been denied some increments in Scale C meant for Officers.
This letter further informed the Chief Executives about the desire of the Government that all new appointments on or after 1st May, 1978 should be on the terms and companyditions companytained in the Pillai Committee report.
The Government appointed a Study Group of Bankers in September 1976 to make suggestions for the implementation of the report.
The companymittee came to be popularly referred as the Pillai Committee named after its Chairman.
It submitted its report in May 1974.
This letter companytains some other advice also.
Feeling aggrieved, this appeal has been filed.
