Supreme Court of India

Dr. P.N. Shukla and Others v. Union of India and Others

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Bench Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 30 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: Matter pertains to the legality of the order passed by the High Court, rejecting the prayer made by the appellants- Assistant Scientifi c Offi cer for grant of the same pay-scale and perquisites as had been granted to the respondent No.4-Assistant Scientifi c Offi cer (Medicine). Service Law – Pay scale – Single post of same cadre – One offi cer given higher pay scale than the other – Correctness: Held: If governed by the same set of Rules, a single post of the same cadre could not have been isolated and granted a higher pay scale by merely considering the qualifi cations…

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