Supreme Court orders university to apply revised pay scale to associate professor from 2016
The case concerns Dr. Harish Chandra Tiwari, an Associate Professor, seeking the revised pay scale of Rs. 37,400–67,000 with an Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of Rs. 9,000 from his date of appointment (15.09.2016), rather than from the later date (27.12.2018) when the State Government clarified the pay scale.
Appellant: Dr. Harish Chandra Tiwari; Respondents: Union of India & Others (including Uttarakhand Sanskrit University and the State Government of Uttarakhand); Bench: Not stated in the provided text.
- Leave granted for the appeal.
- The Court disagreed with the High Court's view that the pay scale in the advertisement was a typographical error.
- The Court held that the University is bound by UGC Regulations and MHRD guidelines prescribing the revised pay scale.
- The Court ruled that the University cannot deny the benefit of the revised pay scale from the date of the Appellant's appointment (15.09.2016) despite having failed to implement it earlier.
- The Court rejected the University's contention that the Appellant could not claim the pay scale mentioned in the advertisement due to an alleged error.
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| Official title | University Must Honour Teachers, Can't Deviate From UGC Regulations On Payscale : Supreme Court Gives Relief To Associate Professor |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |