https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460979 Declaratory service claims must be filed within three years from the first accrual of the right to sue; a later benefit obtained by another employee does not revive a time-barred claim. Applying this principle, the text states that the challenge to the higher pay scale was barred under Article 58 of the Limitation Act because the cause of action arose when the pay fixation denied the higher scale. It also states that the plaintiffs, as Class-I officers posted as Deputy Directors, were not entitled to the claimed higher scale, as the service rules and appointment orders governed the cadre scale. The belated challenge to seniority lists was likewise barred and unsustainable. en-us Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:49:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460979 Declaratory service claims must be filed within three years from the first accrual of the right to sue; a later benefit obtained by another employee does not revive a time-barred claim. Applying this principle, the text states that the challenge to the higher pay scale was barred under Article 58 of the Limitation Act because the cause of action arose when the pay fixation denied the higher scale. It also states that the plaintiffs, as Class-I officers posted as Deputy Directors, were not entitled to the claimed higher scale, as the service rules and appointment orders governed the cadre scale. The belated challenge to seniority lists was likewise barred and unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460979