Employees can get the benefit of 20% increment. A committee will be constituted for this. On which further hearing will be fixed. For this, time has been given till May 2023.
Employees Increment: There is good news for the employees. Actually their salary can be increased. A committee will be constituted for this. Orders have been issued in this regard. In the matter, the High Court Judge issued the order and said that his decision should be presented before the Chief Justice. Along with this, a committee headed by judges will be formed.
Order to set up a committee for salary hike
Tell that orders have been given to constitute a committee for the salary hike of the Himachal Pradesh High Court employees. A committee headed by at least two judges will be constituted by the Chief Justice to take a decision in this regard. In which apart from Additional Chief Secretary Home, Additional Chief Secretary Finance, Secretary Law, Registrar General of High Court and 2 representatives of Registrar Judicial will be members of the committee.
In the matter, High Court Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan-Sandeep Sharma bench has also directed to submit the compliance report of its order on May 10. The petition was filed on behalf of the State High Court Employees Association. Accepting which this order has been given by the court.
Demand to be given the benefit of 20 percent increment
Earlier, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Employees Association had requested to fix salary on the lines of Punjab and Haryana High Court. A demand was made to give the benefit of 20 per cent increment from January 1, 2006. Presenting the arguments in the case, it was said that the staff officers working in the Punjab and Haryana High Court are being given the benefit of 20% increment with effect from January 1, 2006 by the Central Government. This benefit is being given by the Central Government on the basis of the decision of the Supreme Court.
On the same lines, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Employees Association has also demanded salary hike and a report was also presented before the High Court on April 11, 2012. The report was placed before a committee consisting of 3 judges of the High Court. Which has been sent for the recommendation of the Chief Justice. In this regard, the Chief Justice had sent the matter to the state government on April 28, 2012 for the recommendation of increment.
Issuing the same order, it has been said that the government has not taken any effective steps in this matter as well. On which this order has been passed by the court citing the decision of the Apex Court and various High Courts. Soon a committee will be formed under the chairmanship of the judges.
