SONU KUMAR & ANR. vs SECRETARY GENERAL LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 19.03.2025 W.P.(C) 2161/2025 & CM APPLs. 10159/2025, 15828/2025 SONU KUMAR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prakash Khandelwal, Advocate. versus SECRETARY GENERAL LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pramod Gupta, Ms. Deepakshi Bhalla, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners were appointed to the post of Printer in the respondent- Lok Sabha Secretariat, in the year 2014. They have filed this writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondent- Lok Sabha Secretariat to upgrade the post of Printer [Grade Pay- Rs.2800] to the post of Lithographic Operator [Grade Pay- Rs.4200] w.e.f. 01.01.2016. They claim parity with the post of Proof Reader. 2. It may be noted that the petitioners were promoted to the post of Lithographic Operator on 23.09.2019, but seek upgradation of their original post w.e.f. 01.01.2016. 3. I have heard Mr. Prakash Khandelwal, learned counsel for the 4. The genesis of the petitioners’ grievance arises from a report of the Parliamentary Pay Committee [“PPC”] dated 19.12.2018, by which the post of Junior Proof Reader [Grade Pay - Rs.2800]