TARSEM LAL GAUTAM & ANOTHER versus STATE BANK OF PATIALA, AND OTHERS

TARSEM LAL GAUTAM & ANOTHER versus STATE BANK OF PATIALA, AND OTHERS

The statutory Regulations did not effect mere revision of pay scales but a restructuring based on rational classification according to seniority and experience; differentiation in placement of officers was not arbitrary or unreasonable and did not violate Article 14 or the doctrine of equal pay for equal work.

Parties
Petitioner: Tarsem Lal Gautam; Petitioner: C.V. Madan; Respondent: State Bank of Patiala; Respondent: R.P. Kapur
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
11 October 1988
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 13369 of 1984 / Final Judgment
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Classification and Arbitrariness, Fitment of Officers, Validity of Service Regulations
Constitutional Law Service Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Classification and Arbitrariness Fitment of Officers Validity of Service Regulations

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Parties

Tarsem Lal Gautam

Petitioner

C.V. Madan

Petitioner

State Bank of Patiala

Respondent

R.P. Kapur

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 13369 of 1984 / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Regulation 7 read with Schedule I of State Bank of Patiala (Officers') Service Regulations, 1979 violates Article 14 by arbitrary classification of Grade A officers based on date of promotion?
  2. 2 Whether the principle of equal pay for equal work is violated by placement of Grade A officers in different grades/scales?

Ratio Decidendi

The statutory Regulations did not effect mere revision of pay scales but a restructuring based on rational classification according to seniority and experience; differentiation in placement of officers was not arbitrary or unreasonable and did not violate Article 14 or the doctrine of equal pay for equal work.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs