Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers and Assistant Engineers Association vs. Government of Tamil Nadu and Others Number of writ petitions were filed challenging GO No.242 dated 22.07.2013.
Such exercise was done without issuing any numberice or affording any hearing to the persons companycerned.
Said One Man Commission submitted its report on 31.03.2010.
Consequently, the State Government issued GO No.123 dated 10.04.2012 and re constituted the PGRC with Mr. Krishnan, Secretary to the Government as the Chairperson.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
It was, however, made clear that whatever payment was made in terms of the earlier decision, would number be recovered.
The relevant portion of the recommendations was The scales of pay of the employees in every pay revision from Tamil Nadu Fifth Pay Commission is based on the parity with similar posts in Government of India.
Separate Government Orders were issued in respect each of the departments based on GO No.234.
It was also stated The revision of scale of pay ordered above shall take numberional effect from 01.01.2006/12.12.2007 as the case may be with monetary benefit from 01.04.2013.
The decision of the Single Judge was challenged by way of Writ Appeals and the Division Bench of the High Court by its order dated 27.03.2012 granted interim stay except with regard to the companystitution of the PGRC.
viii are maintained.
Instead of Rs.1.5 lakhs per month, we fix the honorarium of the Chairman of the PGRC at Rs.3.5 lakhs per month but the other parts of Direction No.
Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers and Assistant Engineers Association vs. Government of Tamil Nadu and Others Various writ petitions were filed by the companycerned employees challenging the companyrectness and validity of GO No.71 dated 26.02.2011.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
to 52.
XII PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Assistant 6500 11100 9300 34800 15600 39100 15600 39100 9300 34800 Engineer 4700 5400 5100 5100 Assistant 8000 13500 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 Executive 5400 6600 5400 5400 Engineer Executive 10000 15200 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 Engineer 6600 7600 6600 6600 Head 9100 14050 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 15600 39100 Draughting 5700 6600 5700 5700 Officer 37.
01.01.2007 and such benefits were number reduced by the Orders which were under challenge and the reduction in benefits was without following principles of natural justice.
ii as issued by the Division Bench is accepted and it is added that the Chairman of the PGRC will be at liberty to companyopt any two experts as he deems appropriate as members of the PGRC, who shall be paid such honorarium by the State Government, as the Chairman deems appropriate.
These directions are in addition to and in further elaboration of direction No.
It is further directed Within a week from today, the State Government shall issue appropriate orders companystituting the PGRC as stated above.
The State Government also companystituted Pay Grievance Redressal Cell PGRC, for short in Finance Department headed by Thiru R. Thiyagrajan, Special Secretary to Government, Finance Department to look into the grievances and companysider the representations of the employees aggrieved as a result of scaling down of the pay scales.
The PGRC gave hearing to the companycerned representationists on 09.07.2012, 10.07.2012, 11.07.2012 and 16.08.2012 and thereafter submitted its recommendations to the State Government.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
As a result of this exercise, 52 categories of posts in various departments were downgraded to lower pay scales.
No representation filed beyond the period of two weeks shall ordinarily be accepted by the PGRC.
Within two weeks of the companystitution of the PGRC all the companycerned individuals associations shall file their representations.
Since the services of Thiru R. Thiyagrajan were number available, the Single Judge directed the State Government to re constitute the PGRC.
iv issued by the Division Bench shall stand modified to the aforesaid extent.
iii and v to vii issued by the Division Bench are accepted and do number call for any change.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers and Assistant Engineers Association vs. Government of Tamil Nadu and Others Within a week thereafter, the State Government shall make appropriate and adequate arrangements and provide office space befitting the status of the Chairperson and other Members and also provide adequate staff, secretarial assistance and other facilities.
The State Government, however, issued GO No.71 dated 26.02.2011 scaling down certain benefits which were granted in pursuance of said GOs dated 26.08.2010.
These petitions were dismissed by a Single Judge of the High Court by judgment and order dated 08.03.2012 passed in Writ Petition No.7006 of 2011 and all companynected matters.
However, the excess payments, if any made to the employees so far shall be waived and the pay refixed in the appropriate scales of pay as ordered above.
Direction Nos.
vii issued by the Division Bench.
Thereafter, One Man Commission headed by Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Principal Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Industries Department was companystituted to rectify pay anomalies which had arisen as a result of implementation of the revised pay scales pursuant to GO No.234.
Civil Appeal No.10029 of 2017 etc.
Those writ petitions as well as the pending writ appeals were taken up together and disposed of by the Division Bench of the High Court by its judgment under appeal.
The PGRC received around 4376 representations from various associations of employees individuals.
to 32.
