M. GURUMOORTHY Vs. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS matter has come to me on a difference between Nayudu, J., as he then was and Dutta, J.

(2.) IN 1955 the Government of Assam reorganised the Stenographers' Cadre under the Government by a Resolution dated 22 -10 -55 (Annexure VI) and the following classification with improved scales of pay was introduced:

(3.) IT Is seen that the Petitioner was tinted against the temporary post of Secretary to Chief Justice outside the cadre of the Stenographers At the time of his appointment there were already even Stenographers, which was the sanctioned strength' as noticed earlier In the High Court letter (Annexure V) a fact which was reiterated by the High Court in Annexure XII dated 15 -7 -59. Even so, We find a letter from the Registrar of the High Court to the Government dated 16 -12 -58 (Annexure XI). same as Annexure 'Q' and the following extract thereof makes the point.