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designated as Draftsman by the Central Government Moreover the Honourable Central Administrative Tribunal New Delhi, by its Judgment and Order dated May 18, 1994, has declared that the post of Ferro Machine Operators / Ferro Printer is required to be re-designated as Draftsman Grade III along with erstwhile Tracers and, according to the ruling of the Central Administrative Tribunal, on June 5, 1995, the Government of India, in the Central Water Commission, has issued an Office Memorandum re-designating the post of Ferro Machine Operators/Ferro Printer as Draftsman Grade III. A copy of the Office Memorandum issued by the Central Water Commission is annexed hereto and marked as Annexure -A 2.4 It is submitted that, the said Draftsman Grade-III is getting pay in the pay scale of Rs. 1200-2040 in the Central Government while Tracers working in the State Government are getting pay in the pay scale of Rs.1150-1500 and Ferro HC-NIC Page 4 of 32 Created On Sat Oct 14 00:09:26 IST 2017 Machine Operators/Ferro Printer are getting pay in the pay scale of Rs.800-1150. It is submitted that the recruitment rules for Draftsman Grade-III in the Central Government and Draftsman in the State Government are the same. Moreover, the nature of work of both the paste are also the same. Despite this fact, the Draftsmen in the State Government are not getting equivalent pay scale as Draftsman Grade III of Central Government It is submitted that there is other post also in the same department having requirement of similar educational qualification and almost similar nature of work and getting the pay scale of Rs.1200-2040. It is submitted that these posts are Work Assistants Class III. These Technical Assistants and surveyors are getting the pay in the pay scale of Rs.1200-2040. It is submitted that, though the recruitment rules are almost similar and the work responsibility is also the same, the Draftsman in the State Government are given step- motherly treatment and they are getting the pay scale of Rs.1150-1500, while Ferro Machine Operators/ferro Printer are getting only pay scale of Rs.800-1150.

2.6 It is submitted that, in the year 1986, the Central Water HC-NIC Page 5 of 32 Created On Sat Oct 14 00:09:26 IST 2017 Commission has designated the posts of Sr. Draftsman, Jr. Draftsman and Tracers as Draftsman Grade-I, Draftsman Grade II and Draftsman Grade III respectively, and, thereafter, in the year 1995, on the basis of award of the Board of Arbitration in the case of the Central Public Works Department, the pay scale of Draftsman Grade I was revised to Rs.1600-2600, Draftsman Grade II was revised to Rs.1400-2300, Draftsman Grade-III wee revised to Rs.1200-2040. Copies of the letters dated June 6, 1995 and September 26, 1986 issued by the Central Water Commission are annexed hereto and marked as Annexure C collectively.

2.7 It is submitted that, as per the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission, the pay scale in the grade of Tracers and Draftsmen in the State Government and the Central Government is the same and the State Government has accepted the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission and given the pay scale to the employees working in the State Government including the members of the petitioner- Association. But, thereafter, when the Central Government has revised the pay-scale of different grades of Draftsmen, despite number of representations, the State Government has not changed the pay scale of the poet of Draftsmen in the State Government. It is submitted that, the surveyors, i.e., Supervisors, who were also. as per the Desai Pay Commission, getting the pay scales like Draftsmen, have been re- designated as additional Assistant Engineers by Government Resolution dated August 5., 1991 and, thereafter they were put in the pay scale of Rs.1640-2900. It is submitted that, though educational qualification of Draftsman and A.A.E is the HC-NIC Page 6 of 32 Created On Sat Oct 14 00:09:26 IST 2017 same, the surveyors are getting much much higher pay, while Draftsman are getting very low pay scale. It is respectfully submitted that the action of the respondents is, therefore, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 390 of the Constitution of India and, therefore, this Honourable Court, in exercise of its prerogative discretionary powers, may be pleased to direct the respondents to remove the anomaly and equalize the pay scale of the petitioner-Association on par with the pay scale of Draftsman in the Central Public Works Department under the Central Government. The pay scale of the Draftsman in the Central Public Works Department is as under;

2.9 It is respectfully submitted that, as per the recommendation of the Fourth Pay Commission and, thereafter, as per the Settlement in the arbitration proceedings, the Central Government has revised the pay- scale of Draftsmen Grade l, Draftsman Grade II, and Draftsman Grade III. Moreover the pay scale of Superintendent of Maps and Head Draftsman is also different in Center and in State. Despite this fact, the State government has not thought it fit to revise the pay scale of the employees working in different cadres in different cadres. It is submitted that the employees of the Central Public Works Department under the Central Government have got revised pay scale because they have approached the court, while the members of the petitioner-