Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 410 · Decided 19 March 1996
Baij Nath and ORS. v. The State of Punjab and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 410 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 539
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4544/1996
- Decided
- 19 March 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Se1Vice Law : Entitlement to higher payscale---Held, teacliers/maste1~ in the High Schools of Punjab entitled, 011 acquisition of post-graduate degree, to a higher pay scale, meant for lecture1~, in tenns of the govemment letter dated 23 July 1957. A B c The appellants approached the High Court post­ graduate qualification. Denying their prayer, the High Court held that the post of lecturer did not form part of the High School cadre. Hence, this appeal. D • Allowing the appeal, this Court Held: 1.1. The teachers in the High Schools of Punjab who acquired the post-graduate
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