Ludhiana, Feb. 9 -- Despite Punjab and Haryana high court's ruling, directing Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to revise the pensions of the teachers who retired before 2016, the varsity has failed to take required action within the assigned time frame. The court had on December 11 last year directed the university to revise the pensions within four weeks from the receipt of the order.

The Punjab government had in May 2023 issued a notification revising the pay scale of the teachers under the University Grants Commission (UGC) norms with effect from January 1, 2016. The pensions of teachers who retired before January 1, 2016 were not revised although they had been getting the UGC pay scale at the time of their retirement. Ever since,...