2004 (3) TMI 808

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.... about 6.8.1981, the respondent was appointed as Sewing Teacher on regular basis in the pay scale of ₹ 480-880/- by the District Education Officer, Ferozepur. She claimed same scale of pay payable to Classical and Vernacular Teachers. The said representation of the respondent was, however, rejected. 4. Aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the said order, a writ petition was filed by her before the Punjab and Haryana High Court which by reason of the impugned judgment was allowed relying on or on the basis of the earlier decisions of the said court in Amarjit Kaur v. State of Punjab 1986 (4) SLR 199 and Prabjot Kaur v. State of Punjab 1994 (3) SCT 262. 5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants would submit that the H....

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.... that the respondent is a handicapped person. 8. Having considered the rival submissions, we are of the opinion that although the High Court proceeded on a wrong premise in passing the impugned judgment. 9. In Amarjit Kaur (supra), the writ petitioner therein had been granted a revised scale of pay and the same was wrongly withdrawn on the ground that she was confirmed with effect from 22.5.1974 by mistake. The High court rejected the said contention of the respondent but proceeded further to hold that the Education Department had classified and recognized the Tailing Mistress and Classical and Vernacular Teachers in the same category and, thus, when the scale of pay of the Classical and Vernacular Teachers had been revised, there was no ....

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....ategory. Present Scale Revised Seale Remarks 5. C & V Teacher i.e. Pbi/Hindi /Urdu/ Sanskrit Teachers 570-1080, (with 3 Adv.) increments Fi/Urdu Trs. & 5 increments to Sanskrit Teacher 1640-2925 Sr. Scale after 8 yrs service 1800-3200 SI Scale after 18 years service 2000-3500 7. Domestic Sc. Trs. Music Trs. Table Players, Tailoring Mist. 480-800 1200-2100 Sr. Scale after 8 yrs service 1410-2640, SI Scale, after 13 yrs service 1640-2925 14. Work Experience Teacher, Vocation Tr. Sewing Teacher 480-880 1800-2100 Sr, scale after 3yrs. service 1410-2460 Sr. scale after 18 years Service 1640-2925, 14. From a perusal of the said notification dated 17.2.1989, it is evident that the Classical and Vernacular Teacher had been placed on....