ASSOCIATE BANKS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION versus STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS.

ASSOCIATE BANKS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION versus STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS.

Employees of SBI subsidiary banks cannot be treated as employees of SBI; benefits extended to subsidiary bank employees are result of separate negotiated settlements; doctrine of equal pay for equal work does not apply in cases where differences are rational and based on legitimate grounds; SBI and subsidiaries are not in comparable positions; claim for parity not sustainable.

Parties
Petitioner: Associate Banks Officers Association; Respondents: State Bank of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
15 October 1997
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) / Final Judgment
Outcome
Writ petition dismissed.
Legal Topics
Parity in Employment, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Terminal Benefits, Medical Benefits, Extra Increments
Service Law Constitutional Law Parity in Employment Equal Pay for Equal Work Terminal Benefits Medical Benefits Extra Increments

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Parties

Associate Banks Officers Association

Petitioner

State Bank of India and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether officers and employees of SBI subsidiary banks are entitled to parity in terminal benefits, medical benefits, and extra increments with SBI employees
  2. 2 Whether employees of subsidiary banks can be deemed employees of SBI for such purposes

Ratio Decidendi

Employees of SBI subsidiary banks cannot be treated as employees of SBI; benefits extended to subsidiary bank employees are result of separate negotiated settlements; doctrine of equal pay for equal work does not apply in cases where differences are rational and based on legitimate grounds; SBI and subsidiaries are not in comparable positions; claim for parity not sustainable.

Court Disposition

Writ petition dismissed.

Orders

  • No order as to costs.