43 ex-CTU employees approach CAT for ‘salary enhancement’

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 10

The Chandigarh Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the Transport Secretary, Chandigarh, to consider and decide on legal notices sent by 43 retired employees of the CTU about salary enhancement on the pattern of the Punjab Government within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

These retired CTU employees had approached CAT for issuing directions to implement a letter dated February 4, 1969, of the State of Punjab and many other judicial pronouncements for revision of the pay scale. They had also made the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Administration and Divisional Manager, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, party in the case.

The Bench, in its order, said if the applicants were found to be similarly situated, they should be extended due benefits, else a speaking and reasoned order be passed and conveyed to them in writing within indicated time. However, the court clarified that the disposal of the application might not be construed to mean expression of any opinion on the merits of the case.

The counsel for the applicants submitted that as per the notification issued by the Government of India, the Administration followed the rules of the Punjab Government about service and pay scales for the employees of Chandigarh. The Government of Punjab had enhanced pay scales of the technical staff of the transport department from time to time, but the same had not been implemented for the CTU employees. He said the petitioners had submitted various legal notices in the past on this issue, which remained unanswered.