Plan was only allowed for civilian staff
·
NFU entitles civilian officers
to get the pay scale of the highest
·
promoted officer of their batch
even if they are not promoted
·
The civilian officers, however,
would get NFU two years after the promotion of their batchmate
·
The purpose of this scheme,
unique to the Indian establishment, was to alleviate stagnation
·
Vijay
Mohan
The Supreme Court
has declined to stay the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) granting
non-functional upgradation (NFU) to members of the armed forces on the same
lines as it was granted to civilian Group-A services a few years ago.
The scheme was not
extended to the armed forces and central armed police forces (CAPF), following
which their officers sought judicial intervention. A serving Army officer, Col
Mukul Dev, had moved the AFT contending that the armed forces fulfilled the
criteria laid down for being considered in Group-A service. He averred that it
had not only affected the morale of thousands of defence officers, but also
lowered their stature vis-à-vis civilian officers while violating Article 14
and 16 of the Constitution. The AFT had, in December 2016, allowed Col Dev’s
petition along with that filed by other officers. The Union Government moved
the apex court against the judgment earlier this year and the matter had been
pending over some technical issues.
The Supreme Court’s
Bench did not issue any notice to the parties today and fixed October 26 as the
date for final arguments the petitioner’s counsel, Col Rajiv Manglik (retd),
told The Tribune. “This can imply that there is now no bar on the government to
grant NFU to the armed forces,” he added.
Representing the government, Solicitor General
Ranjit Singh had sought a stay on the AFT judgment on the grounds that similar
petitions concerning CAPFs were still pending.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/sc-refuses-to-stay-aft-order-on-special-perks-for-troops/470113.html
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