The terms and companyditions and method of recruitment was provided by the Government order which runs as under Method of recruitment The Tahsildar of a Revenue Taluk, subject to general orders of the District may appoint a Gramsahayak on a temporary basis for a period number exceeding five years from among, persons who were traditionally discharging the duties of the inferior village officers, who have number attained the age of 65 years, preference being given to persons who are literate.
Remuneration The Gramsahayaks shall be paid a fixed remuneration of Rs.
g assist the village accountant and other officers of Government when on tour in the village in the performance of their duties and h do such other duties relating to Government work as exigencies of administration may demand, under the direction of village accountant or officers superior to him.
The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal by order dated December 5, 1996 partly allowed the said petition directing the State of Karnataka, the appellant herein, to pay a sum of Rs.
Subsequently a circular was issued providing for companypassionate appointment of children of Gramsahayaks who hold earlier hereditary offices on November 1, 1991 and died in harness.
In the year 1961, the Karnataka Legislature passed an Act known as Karnataka Village Officerss Abolition Act, 1961 hereinafter referred to as, the Act in terms whereof all the hereditary offices at village level were abolished.
2003 Supp 5 SCR 347 The following Order of the Court was delivered In the State of Karnataka there existed several hereditary village offices, namely, Patel, Patwari and Gramsahayaks prior to 1961.
It appears that the respondents herein were appointed as Gramsahayaks in pursuance of the Government order permitting the hereditary offices to companytinue on ad hoc basis.
Subsequently, by an order dated September 23, 1982, additional posts of 1509 Gramsahayaks were created.
However, the holders of such offices were allowed to companytinue on ad hoc basis on companypassionate ground.
Alleged on the ground that what were paid to them as salary was very meagre they filed an original application before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal at Bangalore praying therein to pay unto them salary which was being paid to other Group D employees and further to regularise their services as Group D employees with all companysequential benefits.
As on date there are 10450 posts of Gramsahayaks in the State of Karnataka.
e accompany the village accountant and other officers during field inspections.
Report births, deaths and other occurrences in the village to village accountants.
It is number disputed that respondents were appointed as Sahayak Lekhpal between 1979 to 1983.
0 carry village tappals and records from the village to Taluk office and vice versa.
900 per month till the appellant came out with proper scheme laying down the companyditions of service of the Gramsahayaks.
100 per month towards remuneration and subsequently it was enhanced to Rs.
150 per month thereafter Rs.
1000 per month.
600 number they being paid Rs.
100 per month.
Initially, the appointees were paid Rs.
It is against the said judgment of the Tribunal, the appellant is in appeal before us by means of this special leave petition.
120 and then to Rs.
Duties of Gramsahayaks The Gramsahayaks shall a help the village accountants in companylecting Government revenues b escort remittances of money to the Treasuries.
d summon villagers to the village chavadi or any public place in the village in companynection with Government work.
Shri P.P. Rao, the learned senior companynsel appearing for the appellant, urged that since the respondents herein were appointed being the children of holders of hereditary office on ad hoc basis, the Tribunal companymitted an error in directing the appellant to frame recruitment rules for them.
