Delhi Administration Vs. Nand Lal Pant
& ANR [1997] INSC 552 (7 July 1997)
K.
RAMASWAMY, D.P.WADHWA.
ACT:
HEADNOTE:
O R D
E R Leave granted. We have heard learned counsel on both sides.
Nand Lal
Pant, the first respondent was appointed to the post of Trained Graduate
Teacher on September 28, 1974 in the pay scale of Rs.250-550/-. He was
confirmed in that post. The post of Post Graduate Teacher (Sanskrit) fell
vacant after retirement of one S.N. Sastri. Since the first respondent had the
qualification of Sanskrit, he was asked to officiate in the said post of
Graduation Teacher (Sanskrit). He made representations from time to time for
his promotion to the said post. Since it was rejected on the ground that there
was no channel of promotion from the cadre of TGT to the cadre of PGT,
Sanskrit. Consequently, he filed Writ Petition No.3794/93 in the High Court.
The Delhi High Court by the impugned judgment dated July 31, 1996 allowed the
writ petition and directed the Government to promote him w.e f. 1986 with all
consequential benefits. Thus, this appeal by special leave.
It is
now for the first time that stand has been taken by the Petitioner (respondent
in the writ petition) by letter dated December 22, 1992 the School was informed that the
Deputy Director (East) was "pleased to accord the clearance for P.G.T.
(Sanskrit) reserved for Scheduled Caste candidateds". Pursuant to that it
would appear that one Rajbir Singh belonging to Secheduled Castes was appointed
w.e.f. September 30,
1993 and eversince he
was working in the said post. As per the recruitment Rules, there is no direct
channel of promotion from TGT (General) to PGT (Sanskrit). As a consequence,
the first respondent as of right is not entitled to the promotion as PGT
(Sanskrit), that too in a post reserved for Scheduled Castes. But since the
first respondent has been working since 1986 in PGT (Sanskrit) from June, 1986
when the post fell vacant, the facts and circumstances, we think that the
appellants have to be directed to create a supernumerary post of PGT (Sanskrit)
and allow the first respondent to continue in that post till he retires. That
post may be be created in any school or directorate as the case may be. He
would be entitled to the scale of pay of PGT (Sanskrit) from the date of the
creation of the post. This direction to adjust him by creation of supernumerary
post and to permit the first respondent to continue in that post should not be
treated as a precedent in any other case. No one is entitled to jump the
regular channel merely on the basis of by qualification acquired or the basis
of having officiated in a higher post.
The
appeal is accordingly disposed of. No costs.
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