Ch. SALAHUDDIN AND 98 Others vs THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND 3 — 1971 SCMR 664

Citation: 1971 SCMR 664

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-25

Parties: Ch. SALAHUDDIN AND 98 Others vs THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND 3 Other

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 664

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:Ch. SALAHUDDIN AND 98 Others vs THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND 3 Other Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 109 of 1971 Writ Petition No. 1774/S of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-10-25 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 664 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER M. R. KHAN, J.-The petitioners are S. A. S. Accountants working in the Audit Department in the office of the Accountant---General, Lahore. Their pay-scale, as fixed on the 21st August 1957, was Rs. 250- 15-4110-EB-15-505. After the revision of pay---scales, their pay was refixed in the scale of Rs. 335- 15-380-20--480-EB-20-660. The fixation of their pay in the above scale was alleged by the petitioners to be illegal, and they claimed enhanced pay from the 1st December 1962, in terms of the Government Press Communique, dated the 29th November 1962. This claim having been denied by the Government, they made a writ petition for refixation of their pay in accordance with the press com--munique, dated the 29th November 1962. The Government gave the benefit of the said press communique to only six out of the 99 petitioners, namely, petitioners Nos. 2, 31, 32, 53, 57 and 96, but declined to give the benefit thereof to the remaining petitioners on the ground that they were not in service in the S. A. S. Cadre on the 1st December 1962, as required under the press communique. The High Court accepted the contention of the…

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