1239 of 1979, 974 of 1978 1756 of 86.
It appears that up to the post of Cameraman Grade II in Doordarshan, the same scales of pay of equivalent posts in the Film Division as per the recommendation of the Third Pay Commission were given, but from the stage of Cameraman Grade II or Sound Recordist up to the post of Lighting Assistant Lightman, the same pay scales of equivalent posts in the Film Division were number given.
Rama Reddy, R.K. Jain and R.P. Gupta for the Petitioners in W.P. No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by DUTT, J. In these writ petitions, three categories of Staff Artists of Doordarshan under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, namely, Cameraman Grade II, Sound Recordist and Lighting Assistant Lightman, have claimed that they should be declared as Government servants and should be given the same pay scales as given to their respective companynterparts in the Film Division under the same Ministry.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.
The revised Fee Scales came into force with effect from January 1, 1973.
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition Civil Nos.
The Staff Artists were originally appointed on renewable companytracts for 3 4 years duration, but that practice has since undergone a change and they are number appointed up to the age of 55 6O years on a time scale.
1239 of 1979 and W.P. No.
It has been averred in the companynter affidavits that the Staff Artists of Doordarshan are number Government servants, but they are engaged on companytract basis.
974 of 1978.
They are, however, employed on companytract basis till the age of 55 60 years, that is, the companytract runs till the age of retirement as in regular Government service.
The pay scale of Cameraman under the Film Division is Rs.650 96O, while the pay scale of the equivalent post of Cameraman Grade II in Doordarshan was fixed at Rs.550 900.
Miss A. Subhashini for the Respondents.
In 1973, the Third Central Pay Commission companysidered the pay scales of the employees in the Film Division including those of the Staff Artists.
1756 of 1986.
K. Ramamurthy, J. Ramamurthy and B. Parthasarathy for the Petitioner in W.P. No.
Similarly, the pay scale of Sound Recordist in Doordarshan was fixed at Rs.425 750 instead of Rs.550 900 as fixed in the case of the Sound Recordist in the Film Division.
The respondents have opposed the writ petitions by filling companynter affidavits.
The qualifications required for appointment to these categories of Staff Artists, are the same as required in the cases of their companynterparts in the Film Division.
The pay scale of Lighting Assistant Lightman was fixed at Rs.330 480, while the pay scale of equivalent post in the Film Division, namely, Assistant Cameraman, was fixed at Rs.425 750.
It is the case of the petitioners that the nature of work performed by them is similar to that performed by their companynterparts in the Film Division.
Ramaswamy Additional Solicitor General, A.K. Ganguli, Miss A. Subhashini and K. Swamy for the Respondents in W.P. No.1239 of 1979.
PG NO 607 By an order dated March 9, 1977, the Government revised the Fee Scales of the Staff Artists in Doordarshan on the analogy of the recommendations of the Third Central Pay Commission made in respect of regular Government servants.
