Feeling aggrieved the appellant approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench.
By Office Memorandum dated 9.8.1995 the respondent rejected the representation of appellant for grant of the higher pay scale of Rs.825 1200.
It was also stated that the duties and responsibilities of linemen in the Electricity Department differed substantially from linemen in other departments that is Linemen Wireman in telecommunications, Postmen/ Mailguards in Postal department etc.
The pay scale was further revised to Rs.800 15 1010 EB 20 1150 as per Central Civil Services Revised Pay Rules, 1986 for short Revised Pay Rules .
that the Fourth Pay Commission had recommended the higher pay scale of Rs.825 15 900 EB 20 1200 only for linemen and wiremen in the Telecommunication Department on the specific companydition that their recruitment qualifications should be raised and that the revised pay scale of Rs.800 1150 given to the appellant was therefore in accordance with the fourth pay companymissions recommendations.
The said order is challenged in this appeal by special leave.
The appellant gave a representation dated 1.10.1994 requesting a higher pay scale.
The said memorandum stated that though the post of lineman was a group C post, the revised pay scale applicable to the said post was that which companyresponded to pre revision pay scale of Rs.210 290 drawn by linemen and therefore appellant was entitled only to the revised pay scale of Rs.800 1150.
He companytended that as the post of lineman was classified as a group C post, he should be given the benefit of the minimum of the pay scales prescribed for group C posts under the Revised Pay Rules, that is Rs.825 15 900 EB 20 1200.
The respondents challenged the said order in a writ petition O.P.No.13965/1998 before the High Court of Kerala.
The Tribunal allowed the application by order dated 28.6.1997 and quashed the O.M. dated 9.8.1995.
The High Court allowed the writ petition by order dated 27.1.2000 following the decision of this Court in Union of India v. P V Hariharan 1997 3 SCC 568.
The pay scale of lineman was initially Rs.85 2 95 3 110 which was revised to Rs.210 4 226 EB 4 250 EB 5 290.
V.RAVEENDRAN, J. The appellant was promoted as a lineman, a group C post, in the Lakshadweep Electricity department, on 2.2.1985.
