The Home Guards, who were working under the state’s Home Department for more than 10 years, had filed a writ petition in the High Court, seeking direction to the government to disburse their salary as per the direction of the apex court in a case filed by Home Guards Welfare Association of Himachal Pradesh.
A Single Judge Bench of the High Court had directed the state government to implement the recommendation of the Directorate General (Fire Service, Home Guards, Civil Defence), Odisha for payment at the minimum sum of Rs 533 per day taking into consideration the remuneration paid to the constables from November 10, 2016 and pending decision thereon, to pay them provisionally at the rate of minimum Rs 500 per day from January, 2020.
The state had approached the Division Bench of the High Court Against the Single Judge’s order. While considering the writ appeal, the Division Bench had affirmed the view taken by the Single Judge of discarding State’s argument that payment of daily allowance of Rs 500 would be in excess to the present remuneration of the contractual constables recruited at initial stage.