ORIGINAL JURISDICTION The judgment of A. N. RAY, C. J. D. G. PALEKAR and Y. V. CHANDRACHUD J.J. was delivered by Chandrachud, J. KRISHNA IYER, J. delivered a separate companycerning Opinion on behalf of Bhagwati.
They were, according to in so far as they applied to existing employees and would be bad applied to those who may, join the cadre in future.
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Promotions to the cadre of Assistant Engineers companyld, in turn, be made only from the cadre of Supervisors in the Subordinate 7 76 Service.
A further revision of pay scales was effected under the Jammu .and Kashmir Civil Services Revised Pay Rules, 1968 which were gazetted on February 27, 1968.
250 600.
Recruitment by transfer was to be made on the basis of merit, ability and the previous record of the candidates, seniority being companysidered only in case of equality of merit, ability and excellence of record.
In 1962, the appellants undertook a general revision of pay scales and framed Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Revised Pay Rules, which were gazetted on August 6, 1962.
The scale of pay admissible to the Assistant Engineers was Rs.
Officers in Grade II were entitled to go into Grade I after companypleting two years service, subject to the availability of vacancies.
Those appointed prior to August 1, 1960 were placed in Grade I while those, appointed subsequently were placed in Grade 11, regardless of whether appointments to the posts of Assistant Engineerswere made directly or by promotion and whether the incumbents held a degree or a diploma.
300 20 5,00.
Under Rule 10 IIB i , Assistant Engineers were granted a new pay scale of Rs.
Rule 12 divided the Assistant Engineers into two categories, datewise.
300 30 540 EB 35610 QB 35 750, but it was provided that the QB at Rs.
