x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   At Mumbai NC, PDP vow to fight BJP but in Kashmir, both are fighting against each other | After refusing to accommodate PDP, Omar says PAGD ‘intact’ | ‘Will stop construction of Maha Bhawan after coming to power’ | Rahul’s ‘fight with Shakti’ remark backfires on Congress | LG meets family members of missing Jammu seaman | Major fire erupts in Zabarwan hills | ‘4 June Ko 400 Paar...’: PM Modi urges Karnataka people to vote for BJP | Govt sets up tribunals to adjudicate ban | SIA files chargesheet against 2 narco-terror financers | Man killed in Doda accident | Cattle smuggler slapped with PSA | Ek Zaria, World’s first cashless NGO, organizes a free medical camp in Ramgarh | Hammer Ball Association of Jammu & Kashmir established | Doda police held husband -wife with heroin, huge cash | Dgp ‘s chairs public darbar at DPL Doda | Police organizes Awareness Program on New Criminal Laws at GDC Kishtwar | Absconder evading arrest for 3 years held | Election Fever | Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis, OBCs get justice in Modi Govt: Ravinder Raina | ECI team reviews election preparedness at Leh | Returning Officer holds interactive session with Flying Squad teams | Unsettled borders most formidable challenge for India: CDS | NDA finalises seat share deal in Bihar for LS polls, BJP to contest 17 seats, JDU on 16 | Strengthening Indo-US Defence Ties: Rajnath Singh's Talks with US Defence Secretary | ED raids 10 locations in Delhi-NCR in fake cancer drugs case | For Travelers! Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express to start from March 26 | SKUAST organises Woman Health Awareness programme on Menstrual Hygiene | Apni Party exploring possibility to forge pre-poll alliance in Lok Sabha election | KDA calls for half-day strike in Kargil | No power can defeat divine 'Shakti', Rahul's remark childish: Kavinder | DM mandates weapon deposit for 4914 Arms Licence holders | Media Certification & Monitoring Committee to pre-certify political advertisements | DEO chairs meeting with Political Parties ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | DEO chairs meeting with Nodal Officers on Election preparedness | DEO Ganderbal chairs meeting with Political Parties | CAT DB reserves one post for applicant facing domestic violence charges | Lok Sabha Election-2024: DEO briefs banks regarding monitoring of Election Expenditure | Lok Sabha Elections-2024: DEO bans advertisements at cost of public exchequer | Adhere to MCC: DEO, holds meet with political party representatives | DEO reviews preparations for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Lok Sabha Elections-2024: DEO chairs meeting with Political Parties | DEO Budgam reviews preparations for upcoming Lok Sabha elections | Lok Sabha Election 2024: DEO holds press conference | GCoE, IASE organises '4 days Martial Art Camp' for female students of college | SVEEP Cell Kulgam engages Young Voters through varied Awareness Activities | CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers of J&K | RO-4 Udhampur PC chairs meeting with political parties | Forest Department organizes pre-event to celebrate 'International Day of Forests' | Returning Officer Udhampur PC held interactive session with Flying Squad teams | PPS Nabha on Education trip to IISER | India's Culture rooted in Sanskrit only - Prof. Shreedhar Mishra | NYK organises District Level Neighbourhood Youth Parliament | Guru Ravidas ji light for people immersed in darkness: Swami Gurdeep Giri ji | Revival of Wool, Cottage Industry: One day training cum field demonstration program at Basohli | NCC Units of GDC Paloura organises All Indian Kick - Boxing Championship | Dr K C Sharma presented paper | National College of Education celebrates World Consumer Rights Day | Jodhamal Juniors celebrate "Graduation Day" | Back Issues  
 
news details
Petition challenging SRO regarding NFS Scheme for KAS dismissed
9/17/2018 9:49:35 PM
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 17: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey today dismissed a petition filed by Itrat Hussain Rafiqi and others, appointed to the Kashmir Administrative Service in 2005 and 2008 respectively challenging SRO 198 of 2018 regarding Non-Functional (Monetary) Scheme (NFS) for KAS.
In the petition, they said that the final seniority list of officers of the J&K Administrative Service was notified on 24 June 2011 and the order became the subject matter of the petitions which are sub-judice in Court. On account of the pendency of these petitions and the orders passed by the Court, the officers could not be placed in the seniority scale. They said government took a policy decision and notified the Non-functional (Monetary) Scheme. By notifying the effective date of application of the scheme from 1 January this year, they said, the government has lost sight of the fact that the petitioners have suffered on account of the dispute with regard to their seniority.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey after hearing Sr. Adv Jehangir Iqbal Ganai for the petitioners whereas Advocate General DC Raian for the State observed that Government of Jammu and Kashmir, vide SRO 215 of 2018 dated 18th of May, 2018, notified a similar scheme, namely, the Non-Functional Monetary Scheme (NFS) in respect of the General Executive Cadre of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Service which is being followed in the State in its letter and spirit. These decisions are based on the proposition that the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service Rules, 2008, do not prescribe any qualifying service for promotion to the Selection Grade, Special Scale and Super time Scale, but are only linked with the availability of the vacancies in these scales.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey further observed that the contention of the petitioners as regards the fixing of the cut-off date, what has to be noted is that not only in matters of extending monetary benefits to the employees, but even in respect of revision of scales of pay, a cut-off date on some rational or reasonable basis, has to be fixed for extending the benefits.
In the case on hand, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, after examining the matter from all angles and having regard to the various considerations viz., financial, administrative, etc., notified its policy decision vide SRO 198 dated 25th of April, 2018, to be operative from 1st of January, 2018, which can, in no way, be termed as arbitrary or based on any malafide consideration.
With these observations High Court is of the considered opinion that the challenge thrown to the policy decision of the Government, as notified vide SRO 198 of 2018 dated 25th of April, 2018, herein this petition, is untenable and, as such, liable to be rejected. Consequently, the petition of the petitioners is dismissed. Interim directions, if any, in force as on date, shall stand vacated.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU