GOSWAMI, J. - (1.) THE Judgment of the court was delivered by
(2.) -This is a case where certain Sanskrit teachers educated in the traditional way and obtaining degrees of Acharya are smarting under a grievance that they have the worse even in their own field of operation by the yardstick of the prevalent standard in the modern universities. The four appellants are Acharya and were appointed in the Vishveshvaranand Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Hoshiarpur, (briefly the Institute) between the years 1944 and 1963 in the teaching department as pundits. The teaching work in the Institute commenced in the year 1960. The first appellant started teaching besides his research work from that year. The other appellants were doing teaching as well as research from the dates of their respective appointments. The Institute was taken over by the Punjab University on 4/11/1967 giving it effect, however, from 1/04/1966. The Vice-handler's 283 recommendations that the pay scales of personnel in the traditional S. be brought in line with the grades obtaining in the University were "agreed to" (para 3 of the special leave petition) at the meeting of the Board of Control. On April l, 1966, the scale of pay of the appellants in the Institute was Rs. 100-8-220/10-300. The University fixed their grade at Rs. 145-7-180-12-300 and that is their grievance. They claim the equivalent grade of Acharyas in accordance with the revised scale in 1969.
(3.) IT appears the senate approved the resolution of the Board of Control, dated 4/11/1967, which reads as follows: That the following recommendation of the committee appointed by the Board of Control of V. V. R.I. and I. S. Hoshiarpur regarding pay scales, fixation of the salaries of the personnel in the Tradition Section, so as to bring in line with the grades prevailing in the University to (sic) be approved. The Punjab University's letter of November 6, 1969, contains the resolution regarding revision of pay scales of teaching personnel. The contents of this letter show that the syndicate vide para 66 of its proceedings, dated 26/10/1969 had approved the following pay scales for teachers of affiliated/associated Sanskrit institutions in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory, Chandigarh: JUDGEMENT_282_3_1976Html1.htm ;