INDIA RAILWAY SAS STAFF ASSOCIATION AND ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

INDIA RAILWAY SAS STAFF ASSOCIATION AND ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Classification of posts into group 'B' or otherwise cannot be based solely on pay scales, as administrative, procedural, and hierarchical factors must also be considered; there is no discrimination in not granting group 'B' status to Accounts staff of Railways in the scale of Rs. 2000-3200, therefore appellants are not entitled to be placed in group 'B' status.

Parties
Appellants: India Railway SAS Staff Association and Ors.; Respondents: Union of India and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
21 January 1998
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Central Administrative Tribunal Order Dated 26.4.91
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Classification of Posts, Parity of Pay Scales, Group 'b' Status, Articles 14 and 16
Service Law Constitutional Law Classification of Posts Parity of Pay Scales Group 'b' Status Articles 14 and 16

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Parties

India Railway SAS Staff Association and Ors.

Appellants

Union of India and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Central Administrative Tribunal Order Dated 26.4.91

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Account staff of Railways in pay scale of Rs. 2000-3200 are entitled to be granted group 'B' status like their counterparts in CAG and CGDA
  2. 2 Whether classification of posts can be done purely on the basis of pay scales

Ratio Decidendi

Classification of posts into group 'B' or otherwise cannot be based solely on pay scales, as administrative, procedural, and hierarchical factors must also be considered; there is no discrimination in not granting group 'B' status to Accounts staff of Railways in the scale of Rs. 2000-3200, therefore appellants are not entitled to be placed in group 'B' status.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs.