Pay parity
biju s
(Querist) 28 June 2011
This query is : Open
Dear Sir,
Let me brief our case history we have joined in Air & Doodarshan in the year 2000 as Engineering Assistant in the pay scale of Rs 5000-150-8000. After joining it came know that those people who joined before 25/2/1999 are enjoying the higher scale of 6500-200-10500 even though the qualification ,recruitment rules , designation , nature of work , the value judgement,responsibilities,reliability,functinalneed etc are same but for this cut off date . That means we are denied the higher scale due to this cut off date only .
We went in the Honble Delhi CAT raising Equal Pay for Equal Job and got a favourable verdict in 2006. But instead of implementing CAT verdict the Govt went for review which was dismissed in the admission stage itself . Then the Govt moved 2 the Honble Delhi H C against the CAT verdict where the High Court dismissed the appeal directing the Govt to implement the CAT Verdict in 2010. Next the Govt moved to Honble S C against the Delhi High Court verdict . Here also govt stand was rejected by the Apex Court in the first hearing itself favouring the employees. The verdict was out on 14th Jan 2011 and almost 6 months has been passed .Till date the verdict is not implemented.
We got filed a contempt Petition and the hearing is on 19th July2011.
Now it is understood that the Govt is planning to file a review petion in the Apex court and also planning to withdraw the agreement of 25/2/99 which offers higher scale to the incumbent employees only and lower scale to those who joined after the so called cut off date.
My query is WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO FILE A REVIEW PETITION AFTER SUCH A LONG PERIOD.
WHETHER GOVT CAN TABLE NEW REASONS TO DENY HIGHER SCALE ,WHICH HAS BEEN CREATED AFTER THE APEX COURT VERDICT ie AFTER 14th JAN 2011 AND WERE NOT IN THE SCENARIO DURING THE TIME OF EARLIER ARGUMENTS
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