(Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy, JJ.)
The State of UP & Ors. ____________________________ Appellant(s)
v.
Israr Ahmad & Ors. ______________________________ Respondent(s)
Civil Appeal No. 75 of 2018 [@ Special Leave Petition (C) Nos. 230 of 2009], decided on January 8, 2018
The Judgement of the Court was delivered by
Kurian, J.:—
1. Application for setting aside abatement is allowed. Delay in filing the application for substitution is condoned and the application for substitution is allowed.
2. Leave granted.
3. The State approached this Court, aggrieved by an order dated 19.12.2007 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench in Special Appeal No. 225 of 2001.
4. The Division Bench declined to interfere with the order dated 19.07.2000 passed by the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge issued a direction to pay the revised pay-scale to the respondents along with interest at the rate of 12%.
5. This Court had limited the notice on the issue of interest. Having regard to the contentious issues raised in the matter, we are of the view that there was no justification for granting interest on the revised pay-scale. Now that the State is not keen on the challenge of parity and the consequential revised pay-scale, we are of the view that the order on interest should be vacated. Ordered accordingly.
6. The appeal is disposed of with a further direction that in case the emoluments in the revised pay-scale have not yet been granted, the same shall be paid within three months from today.
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 230/2009
The State of UP & Ors ______________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
Israr Ahmad & Ors ______________________________ Respondent(s)
(FOR SUBSTITUTION OF LRS ON IA 3/2014)
(FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SUBSTITUTION APPLN. ON IA 4/2014)
(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 5/2014
FOR SETTING ASIDE AN ABATEMENT ON IA 6/2014)
Date : 08-01-2018 This petition was called on for hearing today.
(Before Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Pramod Swarup, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Upendra Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Vinay Garg, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Nagendra Singh, Adv.
Mr. Vishwa Pal Singh, AOR
Ms. Mridula Ray Bharadwaj, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
7. Leave granted.
8. The appeal is disposed of in terms of the signed non-reportable Judgment.
9. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand disposed of.
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