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A.i. Reg. Rural Bank Officers Fed. and Ors. Vs. Government of India and Ors.

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A.i. Reg. Rural Bank Officers Fed. and Ors. Vs. Government of India and Ors.

Content Provider	Supreme Court of India
e-ISSN	30484839
Language	English
Access Restriction	NDLI
Subject Keyword	Regional Rural Banks Act 1976: Section 17.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Law Judgement
Jurisdiction	India
Case Type	Transfer Petition
Court	Supreme Court of India
Disposal Nature	Case Disposed Off
Headnote	Service Law: Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976: Section 17. Pay Scales-Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Nationalised Commercial Banks (NCBs)-Employees of-Parity between-Paragraph (i) of Central Government Notification stipulated parity of pay scales between employees of RRBs and NCBs but paragraphs (ii) and (iii) made payment of current increase in salary and arrears dependent upon cash outflow which was not to exceed 50% of the operating profit in a particular year-Validity of-Held, Paragraph (i) valid and should be immediately implemented-But paragraphs (ii) and (iii) quashed-Arrears to be paid in three equal annual instalments i.e. on 30.4.2002, 30.4.2003 and 30.4.2004-Arrears not to be made dependent on cash outflow-There cannot be any distinction between RRBs incurring loss and RRBs making profit-However, first instalment to be deposited in the employees' provident fund account-But the other instalments to be paid in cash-Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division) Notification dated 11.4.2001. Contempts of Courts Act, 1971:Section 2(b)-Civil Contempt-Government issued notification pursuant to judgment of Supreme Court-But the notification not found to be in compliance with the said judgment-Held, Although the notification is in direct contravention of Supreme Court judgment no action is proposed against the alleged contemnors as the case is not one of deliberate violation.The respondent-Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), pursuant to a judgment of this Court (CA No. 2218 of 1999), issued a notification dated 11-4-2001. Paragraph (i) of the said notification stipulated parity of pay scales between employees of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Nationalised Commercial Banks (NCBs), but paragraph (ii) and (iii) made payment of current increase in salary and arrears dependent upon cash outflow. The petitioners filed the present contempt petition on the ground that the notification was contrary to the judgment of this Court and was wilful disrespect to and, in deliberate violation of, the judgment and directions of this Court. On behalf of the respondents it was contended that the Government faced a severe financial crisis and, therefore, the monetary benefit of the employees of RRBs would have to be so modulated that the RRBs were not ultimately closed down by merely paying the salaries of the employees.
Judge	Honble Mr. Justice G.B. Pattanaik
Neutral Citation	2002 INSC 126
Petitioner	A.i. Reg. Rural Bank Officers Fed. And Ors.
Respondent	Government Of India And Ors.
SCR	[2002] 2 S.C.R. 318
Judgement Date	2002-03-07
Case Number	403

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