Amrit Kaur And Another vs Punjab School Education Board And ...

Punjab-Haryana High Court

Amrit Kaur And Another vs Punjab School Education Board And ... on 10 May, 2024

                                              Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:065651




‭CWP-10193-2020‬ ‭(O&M)‬
                                                                                   ‭-‬‭1‭-‬ ‬
                ‭IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA‬
                              ‭AT CHANDIGARH‬
‭209‬
                                                        ‭ WP-10193-2020 (O&M)‬
                                                        C
                                                        ‭Date of decision: 10.05.2024‬

‭Amrit Kaur and another‬
                                                                               ‭....Petitioners‬
                                        ‭Versus‬

‭Punjab School Education Board and another‬                                   ‭...Respondents‬

‭CORAM:‬ ‭HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY‬ ‭*****‬ ‭Present :‬ ‭Mr. K.L. Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.‬ ‭ r. R.S. Kalra, and‬ M ‭Ms. Mona Yadav, Advocates for the respondents.‬ ‭*****‬ ‭AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)‬ ‭1.‬ ‭The‬ ‭prayer‬ ‭made‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭present‬ ‭petition‬ ‭is‬ ‭for‬ ‭directing‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭to‬ ‭continue‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭post‬ ‭advertised,‬ ‭whereunder‬ ‭they‬ ‭were‬ ‭selected‬ ‭and‬ ‭appointed,‬ ‭as‬ ‭well‬ ‭to‬ ‭direct‬ ‭them‬‭to‬‭give‬‭one‬‭weekly‬‭rest‬‭with‬ ‭wages, along with full salary for each month without any deduction.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Learned‬‭counsel‬‭contends‬‭that‬‭pursuant‬‭to‬‭an‬‭advertisement‬‭issued‬‭in‬ ‭January‬ ‭2001,‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭P-1,‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭were‬ ‭appointed‬‭as‬‭Helpers-Class‬‭IV‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Selection‬ ‭Committee‬ ‭on‬ ‭07.03.2001,‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭P-2,‬ ‭however,‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭made‬ ‭to‬‭work‬‭on‬‭higher‬‭post‬‭of‬‭Clerk‬‭while‬‭being‬‭paid‬‭wages‬‭of‬‭Helpers,‬‭as‬‭also‬ ‭deducting‬ ‭salary‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭weekend,‬ ‭in‬ ‭which‬ ‭regard,‬ ‭he‬‭has‬‭referred‬‭to‬‭Annexures‬ ‭P-9‬ ‭to‬ ‭P-9/6‬ ‭and‬ ‭Annexures‬ ‭P-11‬ ‭to‬ ‭P-11/2.‬ ‭Their‬ ‭claim‬ ‭is‬ ‭covered‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭of‬ ‭this‬ ‭Court‬ ‭in‬ ‭Hardev‬ ‭Singh‬ ‭and‬ ‭another‬ ‭vs.‬ ‭State‬ ‭of‬ ‭Punjab‬‭and‬ ‭others‬‭,‬ ‭CWP-13002-2012,‬ ‭decided‬ ‭on‬ ‭06.12.2012,‬ ‭against‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬ ‭LPA‬ ‭and‬ ‭SLP,‬ ‭both‬ ‭stand‬ ‭dismissed,‬ ‭vide‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭dated‬ ‭09.04.2014‬ ‭and‬ ‭27.07.2015,‬ ‭respectively,‬ ‭affirming‬ ‭the‬ ‭same.‬ ‭The‬ ‭relevant‬ ‭paras‬ ‭of‬ ‭Hardev‬ ‭Singh‬ ‭and‬ ‭another‬‭(supra)‬‭read thus:‬ 1 of 3 ::: Downloaded on - 15-05-2024 00:17:07 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:065651 ‭CWP-10193-2020‬ ‭(O&M)‬ ‭-‬‭2‭-‬ ‬ ‭"It‬ ‭is‬ ‭by‬ ‭now‬ ‭well‬ ‭settled‬ ‭that‬ ‭any‬ ‭employee,‬ ‭who‬ ‭is‬ ‭called‬ ‭upon‬ ‭to‬ ‭discharge‬ ‭the‬ ‭work‬ ‭and‬ ‭duties‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭higher‬‭post‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭entitled‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭pay‬ ‭and‬ ‭emoluments‬ ‭of‬ ‭such‬ ‭higher‬ ‭post.‬ ‭Reference‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭regard‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭made‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Hon'ble‬ ‭Apex‬ ‭Court‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭Smt.‬ ‭P.‬ ‭Grover‬ ‭Vs.‬ ‭State‬ ‭of‬‭Haryana‬‭&‬‭others‬‭1983‬‭(3)‬‭SLR‬‭474‬‭.‬‭In‬‭the‬‭case‬‭of‬ ‭Smt.‬‭P.‬‭Grover‬‭(Supra),‬‭the‬‭petitioner‬‭therein‬‭had‬‭been‬‭granted‬ ‭the‬ ‭officiating‬ ‭charge‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭District‬ ‭Education‬ ‭Officer‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭clear‬ ‭stipulation‬ ‭that‬ ‭she‬ ‭would‬‭continue‬‭to‬‭draw‬‭her‬‭salary‬‭as‬ ‭per‬ ‭pay‬ ‭scales‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭lower‬ ‭post‬‭and‬‭it‬‭had‬‭been‬‭categorically‬ ‭held‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭denial‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭scale‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭post‬ ‭of‬ ‭District‬ ‭Education‬ ‭Officer,‬ ‭the‬ ‭officiating‬ ‭charge‬ ‭of‬ ‭which‬ ‭had‬ ‭been‬ ‭granted to her, was arbitrary and not justified.‬ ‭Accordingly,‬ ‭the‬ ‭present‬ ‭writ‬ ‭petition‬ ‭is‬ ‭allowed.‬ ‭The‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭are‬ ‭held‬ ‭entitled‬ ‭to‬‭the‬‭pay/emoluments‬‭of‬‭the‬‭post‬ ‭of‬‭Junior‬‭Engineers‬‭for‬‭the‬‭period‬‭that‬‭they‬‭held‬‭the‬‭additional‬ ‭charge‬ ‭of‬ ‭such‬ ‭higher‬ ‭post‬ ‭i.e.‬‭for‬‭the‬‭period‬‭from‬‭14.07.2009‬ ‭to‬ ‭21.05.2012‬ ‭in‬ ‭respect‬ ‭of‬ ‭petitioner‬ ‭no.1‬ ‭and‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭period‬ ‭from‬ ‭18.08.2008‬ ‭to‬ ‭21.05.2012‬ ‭in‬ ‭respect‬ ‭of‬ ‭petitioner‬ ‭no.2.‬ ‭The‬ ‭requisite‬ ‭benefits‬ ‭be‬ ‭calculated‬ ‭and‬ ‭released‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭two‬ ‭months‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭date‬ ‭of‬ ‭receipt of a certified copy of this order."‬ ‭3.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭counsel,‬ ‭at‬ ‭this‬ ‭stage,‬ ‭on‬ ‭instructions,‬ ‭submits‬ ‭that‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭said‬ ‭claims,‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭would‬ ‭file‬ ‭a‬‭representation,‬‭which‬‭may‬‭be‬‭directed‬‭to‬ ‭be decided in a time bound manner.‬ ‭4.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭has‬ ‭no‬ ‭objection‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭limited‬ ‭prayer made‬‭.‬ ‭5. ‬ ‭In‬‭view‬‭of‬‭the‬‭above‬‭and‬‭without‬‭commenting‬‭upon‬‭the‬‭merits‬‭of‬‭the‬ ‭case,‬‭this‬‭petition‬‭is‬‭hereby‬‭disposed‬‭of‬‭with‬‭a‬‭direction‬‭that‬‭in‬‭case‬‭the‬‭petitioners‬ ‭submit‬‭representation‬‭within‬‭a‬‭period‬‭of‬‭4‬‭weeks,‬‭the‬‭same‬‭shall‬‭be‬‭decided‬‭by‬‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭considering‬ ‭the‬ ‭aforesaid‬ ‭judgment,‬ ‭within‬ ‭four‬ ‭months,‬ ‭which‬ ‭this‬ 2 of 3 ::: Downloaded on - 15-05-2024 00:17:08 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:065651 ‭CWP-10193-2020‬ ‭(O&M)‬ ‭-‬‭3‭-‬ ‬ ‭Court‬‭has‬‭no‬‭reason‬‭to‬‭believe‬‭the‬‭authorities‬‭would‬‭not‬‭address‬‭in‬‭a‬‭just,‬‭fair‬‭and‬ ‭reasonable‬‭manner.‬‭Upon‬‭doing‬‭so,‬‭after‬‭notice‬‭and‬‭hearing‬‭offered‬‭to‬‭them‬‭and‬‭if‬ ‭found‬ ‭entitled,‬ ‭grant‬ ‭the‬ ‭benefit‬ ‭forthwith.‬ ‭Needless‬ ‭to‬ ‭say,‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭orders‬ ‭are‬ ‭adverse‬‭to‬‭their‬‭interest,‬‭the‬‭same‬‭shall‬‭contain‬‭reasons‬‭and‬‭the‬‭petitioners‬‭shall‬‭be‬ ‭free to seek legal redress thereupon.‬ ‭6.‬ ‭Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.‬ ‭(AMAN CHAUDHARY)‬ ‭JUDGE‬ 1‭ 0.05.2024‬ ‭Hemant‬ ‭ hether speaking/reasoned :‬ W ‭ es / No‬ Y ‭Whether reportable :‬ ‭Yes / No‬ 3 of 3 ::: Downloaded on - 15-05-2024 00:17:08 :::