RBE No.157/2019: RPF/RPSF – Grant of Higher Grade Pay – Drivers Gr-III
No.PC-VI/2010/1/5/1 Pt., dated 20.09.2019
Sub: Grant of higher grade pay Rs.2000 to Drivers Gr-III (Constable) of RPF/RPSF.
Ref: (1) Board’s letter No.PC-VI/2008/1/5/8, dated 03.07.2013 (RBE No. 62/2013),
(2) Board’s letter No.PC-VI/2010/1/5/1, dated 10.04.2018 (RBE No. 56/2018),
(3) Board’s letter No.2013/Sec(E)/PA-2/12 (CC), dated 03.11.2017 to Chief Security Commissioner/ RPF/ Western Railway (copy enclosed).
1. Vide Board’s letter dated 10.04.2018 (RBE No. 56/2018) higher grade pay of Rs.2000 was made applicable to all the Drivers Gr-III (Constable) of RPF/RPSF only who are similarly placed as compared to the petitioners in WP No.15763/2013.
2. In this connection, a reference was received seeking clarification as to whether direct recruited Driver Gr-III of RPF/RPSF (who were enlisted in service as Driver Gr-III on 15.07.2010 in the pay scale of Rs.5200-20200 + GP Rs.1900) are to be treated at par with the petitioners of WP No.15763/2013 (Shri Valibhai Y. Darvodiya & 17 Ors. Vs CSC/RPF, CCG Mumbai and DG/RPF0 for the purpose of granting higher grade pay of Rs.2000.
3. The matter has been examined in depth and it is accordingly clarified that all the Drivers Gr-III of RPF/RPSF are to be considered similarly situated as the petitioners in WP No.15763/2013 for grant of higher grade pay of Rs.2000.
4. Further, the recruitment at the revised upgraded pay in future will be made only after duly incorporating the revised pay in the relevant Recruitment Rules.
5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of this Ministry.
Copy of Board’s letter No.2013/Sec(E)/PA-2/12 (CC), dated 03.11.2017
Sub: Special Civil Application No.15763 of 2013 filed by Valibhai Y. Darvodiya & 17 Ors.
Ref: Addl. CSC/WR’s letter No.SFE 64/2/76, dated 14.02.2017.
The matter regarding implementation of the order dated 12.07.2016 passed by Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in Special Civil Application No.15763 of 2013 filed by Shri by Valibhai Y. Darvodiya & 17 Ors Driver Grade-III of RPF was referred to Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Govt. of India. The Ministry of Finance (Dept. of Expenditure) having gone through the proposal has agreed to implement the above orders dated 12.07.2016 (copy enclosed).
In view of the above, the Railway is advised to implement the Hon’ble Court’s directions as in para 8 of the judgment dated 12.07.2016 in SCA No.15763/2013 in favour of petitioner in the above case in personam. The local order in this regard needs to be framed carefully making it clear that it is an in-personam order for the petitioners who were party in above Civil Application only.
This issues in consultation with Pay Commission and Finance Directorates, Railway Board.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 157/2019
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