- (1.) In the instant writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing of the Memo No. 307, dated 24.02.2004 as contained in Annexure-9 to the instant Writ Application pursuant to which, the pay scale of the petitioner was fixed in the reduced scale of Rs. 12,300 - 18,300 i.e. equal to the scale of Reader instead of fixing his pay scale in the scale of Rs. 16,400 - 22,000 applicable to a University Professor, in view of the University Grants Commission's recommendations. According to the petitioner, his pay was already fixed in the scale of University Professor but now it has wrongly been reduced by fixing in the scale of Reader without any valid reason or notice to him.
(2.) According to the petitioner, he was appointed as a Lecturer in Hindi Department of Ranchi Collect under the Ranchi University with effect from 16.11.1978 in the scale of Rs. 700 -40-1100-50- 1600. Under the 18 months and 24 months statute of the Ranchi University, his services were confirmed with effect from 01.01.1981. He was promoted to the post of Reader under eight years' merit promotion scheme on the recommendations of the Bihar State University (Constituent Colleges) Service Commission, Patna w.e.f. 22.12.1986. His promotion to the post of Reader which was confirmed vide Annexure-3, the Notification of the Ranchi University dated 20th August, 1999, with effect from 22.12.1986 Thereafter, he was promoted to the post of University Professor with effect from 16.11.1994 under the time bound promotion of Lecturer to the post of Reader and reader to the post of University Professor by issue of Annexure-4, dated 18.02.1997 of the Ranchi University. By issue of Annexure-5 by the Ranchi University, the services of the petitioner to the post of University Professor was confirmed with effect from 16.11.1994 The petitioner was appointed as the Principal vide Notification dated 26.08.1994 issued by the Vice Chancellor, Ranchi University, Ranchi and presently he was posted as Principal of B.S. College, Lohardaga.
(3.) According to the petitioner, after he was appointed as the Principal, he was allowed the pay scale of the University Professor i.e. Rs. 3,700 - 5,700 which was later on revised as Rs. 4,500 - 7,300. His promotion as the University Professor was duly recommended by the Bihar State University (Constituent Colleges) Service Commission and as per the recommendations of the University Grants Commission, the pay scale of the Reader is now Rs. 12,300 - 18,300 and the pay scale of the Professor is Rs. 16,400-22,000.;