Kuldeep Singh, Additional Solicitor General, C. M. Nayar and C.V. Subba Rao for Respondent Nos.
D. Thakur, A. Minocha, Mrs. Veena Minocha, G. S. Vashisht, T.R. Arti and B.S. Bali for the Petitioners.
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The present Writ Petition has been filed by some Superintendents in the Delhi High Court objecting to their being treated on a par with the Private Secretaries to learned judges and Court Masters and being included in a joint seniority List along with them, particularly as far as the promotion to the next higher post of Assistant Registrar is companycerned.
Under the Salary Rules of 1970, the scale of Pay for Superintendents, Readers and Private Secretaries was the same, namely, Rs.350 20 475.
The Delhi High Court started functioning with effect from October 31, 1966.
Kuldeep Singh, Additional Solicitor General, Ashok Srivastava and Ms. A. Subhashini for Respondent No.
By an order dated October 31, 1966, effective from October 31, 1966, the Government of lndia created a staff for the said High Court.
Amongst these posts, there was a post of an Assistant Registrar having a pay scale of Rs.500 30 800 plus scales of pay and dearness allowance as admissible in Punjab .
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition Civil No.
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The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KANIA, J. This Writ Petition owes its origin to a dispute between different groups of employees of the Delhi High Court, claiming better rights of promotion for themselves, a type of dispute too companymon in services these days.
263 of 1979.
PG NO 775 Ms. A. Subhashini Advocate for the Respondent No.
A. k. Ganguli, A. Mariarputha and Mrs. Aruna Mathur for the Respondents Nos.
Under the powers companyferred by Article 229 of the Constitution, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court framed the Delhi High Court Officers and Servants Salaries , leave, Allowances and Pension Rules, 1970 hereinafter referred to as the Salary Rules of 1970 and the Delhi High Court Staff Seniority Rules, 1971 hereinafter referred to as the Seniority Rules of 1971 .
By Act 26 of 1966, Parliament established an independent High Court for the Union Territory of Delhi.
Prior to the Constitution of the Delhi High Court in 1966, there was a Circuit Bench of the Punjab High Court sitting at Delhi.
Thus, the written examination carries an aggregate of 700 marks for candidates in general and for ex servicemen it carries an aggregate of 400 marks as they were exempted from appearing in optional papers and the viva voce test carries 200 marks.
The staff of the Punjab and Haryana High Court working in Delhi was, for the time being, treated as on deputation to the Delhi High Court till they were permanently absorbed in the Delhi High Court.
