VINOD SHARMA AND ORS. versus DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION [BASIC] U.P. AND ORS.

VINOD SHARMA AND ORS. versus DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION [BASIC] U.P. AND ORS.

The appellants, as Assistant Teachers in the primary section of a recognised Junior High School, are entitled to be brought under the Payment of Salary Act, 1978, and to receive salary under it from the date the Act was made applicable to the institution (not prior to enforcement of the Act). Their claim for arrears before 1978 is not sustainable. Finality of the High Court's writ order dated 29.8.1991 precludes the State from raising further grounds on act applicability and effect date.

Parties
Appellants: Vinod Sharma and Ors.; Respondents: Director of Education (Basic), U.P. and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 March 1998
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment Dated 7.10.1996 in W.p. No. 24284 of 1995
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Payment of Salary to Teachers, Arrears of Salary, Parity in Pay, Applicability of Statutes, Res Judicata
Service Law Payment of Salary to Teachers Arrears of Salary Parity in Pay Applicability of Statutes Res Judicata

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Parties

Vinod Sharma and Ors.

Appellants

Director of Education (Basic), U.P. and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment Dated 7.10.1996 in W.p. No. 24284 of 1995

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Assistant Teachers of the primary section of recognised Junior High Schools are entitled to arrears of salary under the U.P. Junior High Schools (Payment of Salary of Teachers and Other Employees) Act, 1978 from 1.7.1975 or a later date.
  2. 2 Whether the State can raise applicability and date of entitlement issues after finality of earlier orders.

Ratio Decidendi

The appellants, as Assistant Teachers in the primary section of a recognised Junior High School, are entitled to be brought under the Payment of Salary Act, 1978, and to receive salary under it from the date the Act was made applicable to the institution (not prior to enforcement of the Act). Their claim for arrears before 1978 is not sustainable. Finality of the High Court's writ order dated 29.8.1991 precludes the State from raising further grounds on act applicability and effect date.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • State directed to pay appellants arrears of salary under the Payment of Salary Act, 1978, from the date it was made applicable to the institution (i.e., when Junior High School teachers of the institution were paid under the Act). Balance, if any, to be paid within two months of receipt of certified order. Any...