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Applicant H.S.Gill has filed the present Original Application, under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, praying for the following reliefs:-

i) Quash and set aside the impugned order Annexure A-1;
ii) For issuance of appropriate directions to the respondents to grant the then prevalent ( 01.07.2002) pay scale of Rs.10000-15200 (pre-revised, 5th CPC) wef 01.17.2002 i.e. the date of joining of the applicant in CSIO as Security Officer on the cardinal principle of Equal pay for equal work as done in the case of Assistant Manager, Guest House (Annexure A-4) and Hindi Teachers (Annexures A-6 &8) with all the consequential benefits;
iv) to fix the pay of the applicant in the scale of Rs.10000-15200 and make the payment of arrears thereof with interest @ 12% from the due date till the date of payment.

2. Facts of the case are that the applicant was appointed as Senior Security Assistant in CSIR, Dhanbad on 4.12.1989 in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.1640-2900 and was promoted as Security Officer with effect from 4.12.2000 in the pay-scale of Rs.6500-10500. After the death of Shri S.M.Khanna, Security Officer in CSIO, Chandigarh, the applicant made a number of representations to respondent no.2 for posting/appointing him as Security Officer in their department. On his request, the applicant was transferred as Security Officer from CFRI, Dhanbad to CSIO, Chandigarh, against one of the vacant posts vide order dated 19.6.2002. In pursuance of order dated 19.6.2002, the applicant joined his duties in the office of respondent no.2 on 1.7.2002. After joining his duties, the applicant for the first time submitted a representation on 29.8.2011 to grant him prevalent pay-scale of Rs.10000-15200 with effect from 1.7.2002 i.e. the date of his joining CSIO as Security Officer on the principle of Equal pay for Equal work as has been granted to Assistant Manager, Hindi Teachers, and Junior Technical Assistants. When the genuine request of the applicant was not acceded to, he approached the Tribunal by filing OA No.133/CH/2012. The said OA was disposed of on 31.7.2014 by directing the respondents to examine all the points raised in the representation by passing a speaking order. The applicant also filed a supplementary representation on 12.8.2014. However, the respondents have rejected the representation of the applicant vide order dated 10.11.2014. Hence the present OA.

4. On merits, the respondents have stated that the while working as Security Officer in the pay-scale of Rs.6500-10500 at erstwhile CFRI, Dhanbad, the applicant himself sought transfer to CSIO, Chandigarh in the same capacity as Security Officer in the same pay scale and his request for transfer was acceded to by respondent no.2 vide letter dated 30.5.2002. The pay-scale of Rs.10000-15200 which the applicant is claiming at Chandigarh on his transfer is two levels higher than the pay-scale which the applicant was holding at Dhanbad. The applicant was transferred in the office of respondent no.2 as Security Officer held by him at Dhanbad and mere transfer to CSIO, Chandigarh, at his own request and in the same capacity, accrues no right to the applicant for claiming higher pay-scale and the doctrine of equal pay for equal work cannot apply in the present case. The judgments relied upon by the applicant are on different footing. They have thus prayed for dismissal of the OA.

The Director, Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad, has been pleased to approve the transfer of Shri H.S.Gill, Security Officer from CFRI, Dhanbad to CSIO Chandigarh in the same capacity against one of their vacant post. The transfer being on his own request, he will not be entitled to transfer T.A., joiing time and joining time pay etc. Shri Gill will be relieved of his duties at CFRI on 28.06.2002(AN) on production of No Demand Certificate duly certified by all concerned Sections/Divisions as per procedure, to enable him report at CSIO, Chandigarh.