The Service Doctors have been agitating, soon after the recommendations of the IVth Central Pay Commission in 1986, about cadre review.
A delegation of this body had gone on indefinite strike in July 1987, after they felt dissatisfied with the working etc.,
As these benefits were number implemented, further agitation was launched, which ended in a Memorandum of settlement of 21.8.1989.
This Service is divided into four sub cadres 1 General Duty Medical Officers 2 Specialist number teaching 3 Specialist teaching and 4 Public Health.
To give teeth to the agitational programme, a Joint Action Council of Service Doctors Organizations was formed, which body is the petitioner herein.
The present writ petition was filed on 3rd April, 1991 as the recommendations had number been fully implemented.
Constitution of this Committee was changed in May, 1990.
Shri R.K. Tikoo, Secretary Co ordination in the Cabinet Secretariat, was made the Chairman and the terms of the reference were approved by the Cabinet.
One of the terms of the settlement was setting up of a high power companymittee, which was numberified in February, 1990.
The Committee deliberated on the terms and submitted its report on 31st October, 1990.
HANSARIA, J. The petitioner is basically an association of Service Doctors who are about 10,000 in number, of whom about 4,500 are members of Central Health Service.
