% Judgment Pronounced on: August 14, 2013
+ WP(C) 1903/2002
GAN RAJ GANDHEWAR & ANR. ..... Petitioners Represented by: Mr.S.S.Tiwary, Advocate
versus
UOI & ORS. ..... Respondents Represented by: None
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP NANDRAJOG
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.KAMESWAR RAO
PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, J.
1. The petitioners had joined the Indian Army as Tailors and were placed in the pay scale `210-290. On October 15, 1984, the two were placed in the pay scale `260-400. With the implementation of the recommendations of the 4th Central Pay Commission, with effect from January 01, 1986 the two were placed in the pay scale `950-1500, which was the replacement scale to the scale of `210-290 and when the recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission were implemented with effect from January 01, 1996 they were placed in the pay scale `3050-4590, which was the replacement scale to the scale of `950-1500. In May 1999 they were placed in the pay scale `2650-4000 on being informed that they were wrongly given the pay scale `260-400 in the year 1984 due to an erroneous reading of certain orders passed by the Army Headquarters. The two were informed that tailors were semi-
W.P.(C) No.1903/2002 Page 1 of 8 skilled workmen requiring to be paid salary in the pay scale `210-290 and the corresponding replacement pay scales when the recommendations of the 4th and the