One again on 1.1.96
Once again I have started getting phone calls from different parts of the country regarding whether they can also approach the Tribunal Benches in their area for getting the benefit of 1.1.96 granted to the 13 persons consequent to the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court of Kolkatta and/or citing the Hyderabad CAT order. Let me give a brief of the issue first: 1) The GoI grants higher pay scales for Inspectors of CBI, IB, Andaman & Nicobar Police and Delhi Police with effect from 1.1.1986. 2) The Jabalpur CAT mandates the 5th CPC to see if the Inspectors of Central Excise, IT etc are also on par with the Inspectors of CBI, etc and if so to grant the same pay. 3) The 5th CPC holds that Inspectors of CBI, IB etc are on par with the Inspectors of Central Excise, IT etc, but none of them are on par with the Police (i.e Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Plice). Hence they ordered that the revised pay given to CBI and IB be withdrawn. 4) Since the Government did not