HC directs plea against PRC to be listed before appropriate Bench

Division Bench has no jurisdiction over petition, says judge

A Division Bench (DB) of the High Court comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and B.S. Bhanumathi directed the registry to list the petition filed by AP Gazetted Officers’ JAC chairman K.V. Krishnaiah, challenging the revised pay scales for government employees, before an appropriate Bench with due permission of the Chief Justice, by citing technical grounds.

Justice Amanullah said that the DB had no jurisdiction over the petition as it appeared to be a service matter owing to the personal nature of the grievance, and even if it was to be considered as a PIL, it was beyond their roster, while pointing out that it has nothing to do with the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 (APRA) to which a reference was made by the aggrieved employee.