S.S. Srivastava and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors. - Court Judgment

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- [ e.s. venkataramiah and; sabyasachi mukharji, jj.] - service law — pay — selection grade — when government creating a selection grade not in accordance with the recommendations of the pay commission but on its own accord, it is not bound to give effect to the selection grade so created with effect from the date it implemented the pay commission's other recommendations — date fixed by government for giving effect to the selection grade created by it, held on facts, not arbitrary -- the pay commission recommended for that purpose that a selection grade above the senior scale might be created at the level above the senior scale officers. the government did not accept that recommendation and the conservators of forests were granted the pay scale recommended by the.....e.s. venkataramiah and; sabyasachi mukharji, jj.1. the question before the third pay commission was whether any step should be taken to remove the stagnation at the level above the senior scale officers in the indian forest service. the pay commission recommended for that purpose that a selection grade above the senior scale might be created at the level above the senior scale officers. the government did not accept that recommendation and the conservators of forests were granted the pay scale recommended by the pay commission with effect from january 1, 1973 without creating a selection grade at that level. but the government later on created a selection grade at the level of deputy conservators of forests on september 12, 1977 with effect from july 12, 1977. the question of creating a.....