Supreme Court of India
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Ors. v. Dr. Manu & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that it is not merely clarificatory, but is a substantial amendment which seeks to withdraw the benefit of two advance increments in favour of a certain category of lecturers.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
Service Law – Respondent No.1 joined the service of the Appellant-University in July 1999 as a Lecturer – He was placed in the senior scale and granted four advance increments by virtue of Cl 6.16 of the UGC Scheme dtd.21.12.1999 which provided that candidates who had Ph. . degree at the time of recruitment as lecturers would be eligible for four advance increments – Later, Respondent No.1 was placed as a Selection Grade Lecturer however, while fixing the pay, two advance increments payable on placement of a Lecturer holding a Ph. . degree as a Selection Grade Lecturer, as per Clause 6.18 of…
Authorities it was built on
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- 1984 Ex. Capt. K.C. Arora and Another v. State of Haryana and Others
- 2017 State of Bihar & Ors. v. Ramesh Prasad Verma (dead) Thr. Lrs.
Where later benches applied it
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