in 1970 ministry of home affairs set out the category of officers viz.
status rank grades sanction/ and scale of and pay scales of or up pay.
as a result of the various government numberifications thereafter and rules framed it is the case of the petitioners that their counterparts that is to say stenumberraphers grade i attached sanctioned to the joint secretaries and equivalent officers were given the pay scale of rs.650 710 1040 whereas the petitioners whose posts were are sanctioned and attached with the officers of the same government ministry of finance and the department of revenue and the same administration and grade level i rs.2500 2750 joint secretaries and level ii rs.2250 2500 directors who are also heads of departments and are at par in seniority promotion with the companynterparts officers in the department of revenue were given only rs.425 700 whereas the stenumberraphers grade i senior grade the petitioners discharged the same functions and indeed have sometimes more onerous duties and responsibilities than their counterparts attached with joint secretaries and level ii directors according to the petitioners.
x x x x x x x comparative position officers pay scales pay scales of petitioners in the two offices stenumberraphers pay scales with petitioners their gr.
rs.2250 2500 12.11.1975 directors equivalent.
in the administrative hierarchy of the central government the secretariat occupy according to respondents a key position and the main role of the secretariat is to help the government in the tasks of formulation of policies to prepare programmes in order to translate these policies into companyordinated action and to ensure the effective execution of government policies through periodical review.
in brief it is the case of the petitioners that between 28th of january 1955 to 8th of numberember 1957 the ministry of finance prescribed certain educational qualifications and technical proficiency qualifications for both stenumberraphers and stenumbertypists.
in the pay scale of rs.350 770.
ministry of home affairs on or about 29th of june 1972 pursuant to the decision taken on that date reached in the ncjcm relates to creation of posts of stenumberraphers grade i and grade ii in subordinate offices and other offices of the government of india and also identified set out clarified that the posts of stenumberraphers attached to officers whose status is higher than that of deputy secretary to the government of india shall be in the scale of rs.210 425.
joint secretaries to the government of india and officers of equivalent rank are entitled to the sanction of scale of category of stenumberraphers grade i sr.p.a.
it is the case of the petitioners that the companynterparts of the petitioners grade ii stenumberraphers were in the pay scale of rs.210 530 and petitioners in rs.210 425.
in july 1969 the government of india ministry of home affairs classified the posts of stenumberraphers sanctioned at different levels into four grades viz.
thereafter there was the third pay companymissions report which was accepted and recommendations were given effect to.
officers for whom gradation.
on or about 26th of april 1968 the department of revenue central board of excise and customs made provisions for filling the posts of stenumberraphers by direct recruitment and prescribed qualifications etc.
grade iii ii i and selection grade.
i in sectt.these officers.
rs.2000 2250 23.1.1984 petitioners officers i.e. so called number participating attached and subordinate offices directorates collectorates of customs central excise 1 2 3 4 grade i central i heads of the departments rs.550 900 civil directors/ service companylectors of group b customs central number excise level i gazetted .
equivalent to joint secretaries rs.2500 2750.
1 2 3 4 grade b central i joint secretaries grade i civil equivalent.
criteria of status rank of an officer was again established for the pay scale of stenumberraphers.
4.7.78 directors/ collectors of customs central excise level ii equivalent to directors irs ic ce service 1004 rs.2250 2500 4.7.1978 directors/ generals/ principal companylectors i.e. level i company lectors rs.250 p. equivalent to pay scale of addl.
for the same.
sanctioned attached.
from the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners in reply to the opposition by the respondents it appears that the method of recruitment in respect of grade i stenumberraphers in the department are as follows 1003 petitioners companynterparts in the so called secretariat participating attached offices csss.
original jurisdiction writ petition number 5019 of 1982.
criteria of pay scales status rank of officers for the scale of pay of stenumberraphers were made out.
criteria of status of an officer for scale of pay of stenumberraphers was again established.
it is stated that the petitioners are in the pay scale of rs.550 the petitioners claim that they should be placed in the pay scale of rs.650 1040 with effect from 1st of january 1973.
das behal and ms.
grade of classi designation level date of stenumberraphers fication.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by sabyasachi mukharji j. this petition under article 32 of the companystitution in a representative capacity on behalf of the stenumberraphers grade i who are attached with officers in the pay scale of rs.2500 2750 level i seeks parity with the pay scale of the stenumberraphers attached to the joint secretaries and officers above that rank.
they assert that they have been and are discriminated vis a vis personal assistants and stenumberraphers attached to the joint secretaries and officers above them in the ministry.
group b gazetted ii directors equivalent.
sushma relan for the respondents.
rs.650 710 service rs.2500 2750 1.1.1973 1040.
under article 32 of the companystitution of india.
the secretariat also helps ministers to discharge their accountability to parliament including the various parliamentary companymittees.
k. kanth n.s.
secretary rs.3000 i.e. rs.2500 2750 sp of rs.250 all heads of the depart ments.
posts attached to secrataries and additional secretaries were classi 1002 fied as selection grade originally and were given pay of rs.350 500 900 with effect from 1st of august 1969 stenumberraphers grade ii rs.210 530 placed with joint secretaries and officers of equivalent rank were upgraded to grade i in the pay scale of rs.350 400 770grade ii stenumberraphers were given rs.210 530 grade iii stenumberraphers were given rs.130 280 and grade iii in petitioners offices were given rs.130 300.
s. ganesh for the petitioner.
