Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Service Law: Classification of posts |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Constitution of India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Service Law : Classification of posts-Account staff of Railways-Fourth Central Pay Commission recommendations-Placed in the revised pay scale of Rs. 2000- 3200-Not granted group 'B' status-SAS staff of CAG and CODA in the same pay scale granted group 'B' status-On challenge, claims rejected by Tribunal-On appeal, held classification of posts cannot be done purely on the basis of pay scales as it might lead to administrative hierarchical imbalance-Thus appellants not entitled to be placed in group 'B' status-Constitution of India: Articles 14 and l 6. Appellants were serving in the Railways as Section Officers or Travelling Inspectors of Accounts in Group 'C'. The Fourth Central Pay Commission recommended revised pay scales of Rs. 2000-3200 to Accounts staff under CGDA, CAG, Railways and Departments of Posts and Telecommunication. Though appellants were placed in the revised pay scale of Rs. 2000-3200, they were not granted Group 'B' status as has been done in respect of their counterparts In CAG and CGDA in the same pay scale. Aggrieved, the appellants approached the Tribunal which rejected their claim. Hence the present appeal.The contention of the appellants was that SAS (Railways) have always been equated and granted parity with SAS(CAG) in the matter of Selection grades, pay scales status etc., and that any deviation from the traditional parity with the SAS(CAG) and SAS(CGDA) etc., would be discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.The contention of the respondents was that the matter of classification of posts in the Railways was examined in the context of recommendations of the Pay Commission but it was decided to leave the existing classification untouched as it would lead to drastic upheavals in the hierarchical structure. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.P. Wadhwa |
Neutral Citation | 1998 INSC 33 |
Petitioner | India Railway Sas Staff Association And Ors. |
Respondent | Union Of India And Ors. |
SCR | [1998] 1 S.C.R. 240 |
Judgement Date | 1998-01-21 |
Case Number | 4647 |
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