SHER SINGH AND OTHERS versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

SHER SINGH AND OTHERS versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Professional library staff and teaching staff belong to different categories and stand on different footing; nature of duties, work load, experience, and responsibilities are totally different. Pay parity was a matter of government policy, not a right. Courts cannot interfere unless policy is unfair, malafide, or contrary to statutory directions; no such circumstances exist here.

Parties
Appellants: Sher Singh and Others; Respondents: Union of India and Others; Respondent No. 2: University Grants Commission; Respondent No. 3: University of Delhi
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
16 October 1995
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Delhi High Court Decision Dismissing Writ Petition in Limine
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Parity in Pay Scales, Judicial Review, Government Policy, Public Employment
Service Law Administrative Law Parity in Pay Scales Judicial Review Government Policy Public Employment

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Parties

Sher Singh and Others

Appellants

Union of India and Others

Respondents

University Grants Commission

Respondent No. 2

University of Delhi

Respondent No. 3

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Delhi High Court Decision Dismissing Writ Petition in Limine

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether professional library staff of Delhi University and its colleges are entitled to parity in pay scales with the teaching staff retrospectively
  2. 2 Whether courts can interfere with government policy decisions regarding pay scales

Ratio Decidendi

Professional library staff and teaching staff belong to different categories and stand on different footing; nature of duties, work load, experience, and responsibilities are totally different. Pay parity was a matter of government policy, not a right. Courts cannot interfere unless policy is unfair, malafide, or contrary to statutory directions; no such circumstances exist here.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs