Supreme Court on VRS: The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 2) gave an important verdict regarding VRS. The Supreme Court said, “Employees who take Voluntary Retirement (VRS) before the date of superannuation cannot claim parity with those who retire after attaining the age of superannuation.” This observation of the apex court came during the hearing of a petition challenging a decision of the Bombay High Court.
This petition was filed in the Supreme Court by the employees taking VRS, who were denied the benefit of revision in pay scales. A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice S Ravindra Bhat observed that the employees of Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (MSFC) who availed VRS and voluntarily left the service are in a different position.
VRS people cannot claim this
The bench said, “It is held that the employees who have taken VRS cannot claim parity with those who have retired after completing their tenure. They cannot claim parity with those who have continuously Worked, discharged his duties and then retired.” The Court said, “Certainly what should be the limit of wage revision is a matter falling in the domain of executive policy-making.”
‘Greater public interest involved’
The court said, “There is also a larger public interest involved. It pertains to revision of pay of public sector officers and employees. It is good public policy to understand the Union and State Governments and other public employers who, from time to time, But salary has to be revised. The court said, “Wage revision also serves other purposes such as encouraging a sense of commitment and loyalty to public employment.”
‘Employees should not be adversely affected’
The bench said, “Under such wage revision at regular intervals, it is logical to ensure that the pay and allowances drawn by the public servants keep pace with the increased cost of living and general inflationary trends, and that Make sure that this does not adversely affect the employees.”
Delhi High Court gave a big decision
Due to this, the Delhi High Court had said that the employees taking VRS can also work on contract in the government department. In a big relief to the employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Delhi High Court has said that VRS rules will not be a hindrance in appointing government employees as contract/consultants. A bench of Justices V. Kameshwar Rao and Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has given this decision while disposing of the petition of two employees who voluntarily retired from BSNL.
read this also-How many times did PM Modi go abroad since 2019 and how much money was spent? Government told in Parliament
