Gurdwara panel-run schools told to clear staff’s pay commission dues

DELHI SIKH GURDWARA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAD AGREED TO CLEAR ALL DUES IN FIVE EQUAL INSTALLMENTS

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court directed Guru Harkishan Public Schools (GHPS) to pay the arrears to its teaching and administrative staff which are due to them as per the Sixth Pay Commission revision.

“We are not inclined to grant any extension of time. The applicants /respondents (GHPS) must pay the arrears to its teachers / employees in terms of the consent order dated May 22, 2015,” a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Jayant Nath said.

Last year, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), which manages and controls the schools, had agreed to clear all dues of the teachers and administrative staff before the high court in five equal installments.

“It is for the applicant (GHPS) society to raise funds and ensure that the solemn promise which they had made is adhered to and complied with,” the bench said adding that, “It should not be broken.”

The direction came on a petition filed by employees of the GHPS, including teaching, non- teaching and administrative staff, demanding payment of arrears due to them in terms of Sixth Pay Commission report which came into effect from January 1, 2006.

“The applicants have stated that they are charitable organisations, which requires funds for philanthropic purposes. This is, no doubt, appreciable, but the applicant society and the management must first ensure that their employees / teachers are paid as per law,” the court remarked.