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1980 (11) TMI 166
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....ement consisted of an Airport Director at the apex, a Deputy Director immediately below him, an Airport Officer below the Deputy Director and Terminal Managers, Executive Engineers, Accounts Officer, Assistant Personnel Officers etc. below the Airport Officer. The scale of pay of a Terminal Manager was Rs. 350-900 (subsequently revised to Rs. 650-1200). The scale of pay of an Airport Officer was Rs. 400-950 (subsequently revised to Rs. 700-1300). The duties of Airport Terminal Managers and Airport Officers were prescribed respectively in Circulars Nos. 17/31/74-Ops, dated August 30, 1974, and 17/31/74-Ops, dated April 8, 1974. Though it was claimed by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the duties of a Terminal Manager and an Airpo....
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....assigned to them by the Airport Director. On the other hand the Airport Officer is required to assist the Director and Deputy Director in the day to day running of the Airport and to deal with correspondence in respect of the maintenance of the Airport runways etc. He is required to inspect the lighting systems and power generation sets and to check the efficient functioning of crash, fire and rescue services. He is to be in charge of co-ordination with all authorities, agencies for safety of aircraft operations. He is expected to take preventive measures against bird hazards, cattle and dog nuisance. He is to check the revenue from admission fees and passenger service fees at the Airport. He is to keep liaison with all Government Departmen....
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....ts of Terminal Managers in all the Airports were to be abolished, five at Delhi, four at Calcutta and three at Madras. The posts previously called E & M Officers and Accounts Officers were to be redesignated. The duties of Airport Officer (Operations) were stipulated in these terms : "they will be responsible for all operational management on the air side and terminal (including facilitation) management, with Assistant Apron Controllers to assist them. They will work directly under Deputy Directors". 3. Even before the Board of the International Airport Authority passed its resolution accepting the scheme of reorganisation proposed by the Task Force, two posts of Airport Officers (Operations) were advertised in September, 1974. ....
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....submissions made by Smt. Shyamla Pappu, learned Counsel for the petitioners was that the appointment of the respondents as Airport Officers (Ops.) was made at a time when there was no sanction for such posts and therefore their appointment was illegal. Other reasons were also advanced in support of the claim that the respondents were irregularly appointed as Airport Officers. We are afraid that it is rather late in the day for the petitioners to question the appointment of the respondents as Airport Officers (Ops.). The respondents were appointed as Airport Officers in 1975 and the present Writ Petitions were filed in 1978. We do not think we will be justified in reopening the question of the legality of the appointment of respondents as Ai....
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....and Terminal Managers were relieving each other in the performance of their duties. We are not prepared to hold that this circumstance would entitle the petitioners to claim that they were already performing the duties of Airport Officers (Operations) and that they were entitled to claim seniority on that basis. Smt. Shyamla Pappu also placed reliance on the office note put up by Shri Viswanath according to which the duties and responsibilities of Airport Officers (Operations) are generally the same as were being performed by the erstwhile Terminal Managers. Dr. Anand Prakash, learned Counsel for the International Airport Authority drew our attention to the circumstance that the note of the Director of Operations was part of a note file and....