Education tribunal judges not paid salaries for a year

Times of India: Ahmedabad: Tuesday, 07 April 2015.

Three judges appointed in Gujarat Education Institutions Services Tribunal by the state government to judge on service conditions like promotion and remuneration issues have not been paid salary and allowances for nearly a year.

This information was provided by the Tribunal's office last month in response to an application under the RTI Act filed by advocate Vinod Pandya. Retired judge of city civil court D V Zala was appointed as president of the tribunal, whereas retired principal district judge G N Patel and retired IAS officer S A Gholakia in May last year.

The tribunal's reply stated that the salary and allowances have not been paid to these judges because terms and conditions of their employment have not been decided. Even the maintenance and stationary expenditure would be finalized once the terms are finalized. Till date, the office has incurred Rs 27,315 towards petrol expenditure of the tribunal's staff car.