Sunil Ambwani, C.J. - (1.) THIS intra -Court D.B. Special Appeal arises out of the judgment of learned Single Judge, dated 15.05.2014, by which he has allowed the writ petition, and while setting aside the order dated 16.05.2005, denying the benefit of two advance increments granted to the petitioner from February, 2006, directed the University of Rajasthan to extend the benefit of Career Advancement Scheme of the UGC, under UGC Regulations, 2002, to the petitioner by counting the services rendered by him from the date of his initial appointment, ensuring compliance within two months.
(2.) DR . Anil Kumar Bhargav, the petitioner, filed a Writ Petition No. 6432 of 2013, for a direction to the respondents to extend the benefit of Career Advancement Scheme (CAS), provided under the UGC Regulations, 2002, in pursuance to Ordinance 141 -I of the University of Rajasthan, and to consider the candidature of the petitioner for giving the benefit of Lecturer (Selection Scale) from 10.02.1979; the benefit of Lecturer (Selection Grade) with effect from 15.02.1994; promotion to the post of Reader/Associate Professor with effect from 15.02.1994, or any other suitable date from which the petitioner is entitled, according to the Scheme, with consequential benefits of pay fixation, increment, salary and post retiremental benefits, with interest @ 12% p.a. The petitioner further prayed for giving the benefit of two advance increments, given to him vide order dated 16.05.2005, on acquiring the qualification of Ph.D. during service, which was discontinued/withheld without any order from February, 2006; to make the payment of the withheld two advance increments for the period from February, 2006 to November, 2006, and to make fixation according to his pay, and to fix his post retiremental benefits accordingly, and to make the payment thereof
(3.) BRIEF facts, giving rise to the writ petition, were that the petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Surveyor in the Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, vide Office Order dated 09.02.1973, on the recommendations of the Selection Committee. He was confirmed on the post of Surveyor with effect from 26.01.1981 vide Office Order dated 03.04.1981. He was promoted and appointed on the post of Assistant Professor, on ad -hoc basis, in regular pay scale, vide order dated 15.12.1988. By Resolution No. 9(iii), dated 29.03.2003, the Syndicate of the University of Rajasthan, regularized the services of the petitioner on the post of Assistant Professor, vide order dated 24.06.2003, with effect from 29.03.2003.;