Ram Krishna Kulwant Rai And Ors. vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 2 April, 1968
PCB/77030/VICPC/CSCC/400/1/D (Works-II) dated 8.2.2011
the category of Mazdoor (skilled) and Mate (semi skilled) were
merged as Mate (semi skilled) in the pay band of Rs. 5200-
20200 with grade pay of Rs. 1800/- w.e.f. 9.9.2008. The said
document also states that unskilled worker will be placed
junior to semi skilled workers in service as on 9.9.2008 in the
order of seniority. This was on account of the fact that semi
skilled are better qualified than unskilled workers. Between
the period from 10.9.2008 to 8.2.2011 certain
Chowkidar/Safaiwalas junior to certain Mazdoors in unskilled
category got promoted to Mate (SSK) by passing the trade test
and having four years of service as required under the
Recruitment Rules. Such persons became senior to those
Mazdoors who had been re-designated as Mates (SSK).
Aggrieved thereby they had filed O.A. NO. 150/PB/2013 titled
Kulwant Raj & Ors. vs Union of India. The operative para of
said decision reads as follows: