Claim Of Additional Increment Is Not A Continuing Ground In Service Matters, No Remedy In Case Of Delayed Petition: Meghalaya High Court

The High Court of Meghalaya affirmed that claims for additional increments in service matters do not constitute continuing grounds. In an appeal by Assistant and Associate Professors against a Single Bench's dismissal of their petition due to delay, the Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Vaidyanathan and Justice W. Diengdoh upheld the decision. \r

The appellants sought increments from 2013 under a government scheme but only made a representation in 2020. The Court concluded that the delay of over eight years indicated acquiescence, emphasizing that relief cannot be granted for non-continuous claims. \r

It stated, "Additional increment being non-continuing, we cannot revive dormant claims after such a delay."