[Civil Appeal No. 5854 of 2014 arising out of SLP (C) No.31621 of 2012]. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 8th November, 2011 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore in Writ Appeal No.1030 of 2006. By the impugned judgment, the High Court allowed the appeal preferred by the respondent no.1 and held that he is entitled to the Central pay scale and denial of such scale would be bad in law. The factual matrix of the case is as follows: Respondent No.1 was selected and appointed as Deputy Registrar of Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Suratkal (now known as National Institute of Technology, Karnataka) in March, 1979. While he was so performing the duty the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India issued a communication bearing No.F.No.A11014/2/87/T-4 dated 5th February, 1988 to the Principals of all Regional Engineering Colleges (except Srinagar and Jaipur) revising the scales of pay attached to the Senior Administrative posts carrying the Central scales of pay on the basis of the recommendations of the Fourth Central Pay Commission w.e.f. 01.01.1986. Thereafter, the Board of Governors of the appellant-Institute resolved to accept the proposal of the Central Government regarding revision of pay scale attached to the Senior Administrative posts.
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