New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued
notices to the government and the central pension accounting
office over deduction of pension from the salary of former
bureaucrats appointed as members and chairman of various
commission and regulators.
Admitting a petition filed by the Delhi Electricity
Regulatory Commission Chairman Berjinder Singh, a divivion
bench comprising Justice M B Lokur and Justice A K Pathak
today issued a notice to the government and pension office
directing them to file a reply.
In his petition Singh said the government rule of
deducting pension received by him from his salary was against
the fundamental rights.
"It has led to a situation where the petitioner as
chairman of DERC is getting much less salary for services
rendered in the commission, in comparison to the salary drawn
by the members of the commission," said Singh in the petition.
According to Singh, both members and the chairman have
almost similar responsibilities and the pay discrimination
violates the principle of `equal pay for equal work`.
"If at all, the responsibilities of the Chairman as Chief
Executive Officer of the organisation are more than that of
the member ...then it is violative of the principle of
"equal pay for equal work," he submitted. The court has listed
the matter on January 12 for next hearing.
Bureau Report
