A retired Associate Professor from an unaided engineering college in Maharashtra is seeking advice on claiming salary arrears based on the 7th Pay Commission scales, implemented by the government in 2019 but not by their college. They wish to claim the difference from January 2016 to their retirement in May 2021. Advice suggests that if colleagues have received these arrears, legal action via the Labour Court or High Court might be possible, though UGC scales typically apply to government-funded institutions.