SH. RABINDRANATH MUKHOPADHYAY AND ANR. versus COAL INDIA LTD. AND ANR.

SH. RABINDRANATH MUKHOPADHYAY AND ANR. versus COAL INDIA LTD. AND ANR.

The policy decision to fix 01.01.1997 as the effective date for the option to encash LTC is not arbitrary or discriminatory, as it is uniformly applicable to all employees of the executive cadre. There is no shifting of the block period, and no illegality in the impugned decision.

Parties
Petitioner: Sh. Rabindranath Mukhopadhyay; Respondent: Coal India Ltd.; Petitioner: Anr.; Respondent: Anr.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 February 1997
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
LTC Policy Decision, Option to Encash LTC, Fixation of Relevant Date, Discrimination Allegation, Block Period Interpretation
Service Law LTC Policy Decision Option to Encash LTC Fixation of Relevant Date Discrimination Allegation Block Period Interpretation

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Parties

Sh. Rabindranath Mukhopadhyay

Petitioner

Coal India Ltd.

Respondent

Anr.

Petitioner

Anr.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Is the fixation of the date (01.01.1997) for the option to encash LTC arbitrary or discriminatory against employees retiring before that date?
  2. 2 Does the change affect the availment of LTC in the four-year block period?

Ratio Decidendi

The policy decision to fix 01.01.1997 as the effective date for the option to encash LTC is not arbitrary or discriminatory, as it is uniformly applicable to all employees of the executive cadre. There is no shifting of the block period, and no illegality in the impugned decision.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • The special leave petition is dismissed.