HC asks govt to pay up in fixed salary case
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- Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:19
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
Sticking to its guns, the Gujarat High Court directed the state government to pay wages as per the recommendations of the sixth pay commission to its fixed pay workers from the date of recruitment. Acting on a PIL, the HC had deemed the state government’s  scheme of hiring people on fixed-wage for five years and denying full salary to them as per the norms as illegal.Â
The government had filed a petition in the HC inquiring if the order should come into effect from the date of pronouncement or it will have a retrospective effect. The HC has made it clear that since the scheme of fixed wage has been declared illegal, it becomes invalid from its time of introduction.
The HC has asked the government to stop the scheme and start employing people on regular salaries. The court has also asked the government to pay full salary from the date of their appointment to those employed under the fixed-pay scheme for five years. This is expected to cause an additional burden of Rs 3,900 crore on the state exchequer as arrears.
The state will also have to shell out Rs 2,300 crore every year towards increased salary of the employees. Moreover these employees will also enjoy the benefits of continuity of service.
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