SITA DEVI & ORS. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

SITA DEVI & ORS. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF HARYANA & ORS.

Classification on the basis of educational qualifications for pay scale differences is valid under Article 14. Petitioners failed to establish similarity in qualifications, duties, and functions with squad teachers; claim for pay parity denied.

Parties
Petitioner: Sita Devi & Ors.; Respondent: State of Haryana & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
23 August 1996
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (c) No. 584 of 1989 Etc. / Final Judgment
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Educational Qualification as Basis for Pay, Article 14 Discrimination, Parity in Employment
Constitutional Law Service Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Educational Qualification as Basis for Pay Article 14 Discrimination Parity in Employment

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Parties

Sita Devi & Ors.

Petitioner

State of Haryana & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (c) No. 584 of 1989 Etc. / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether refusal to extend pay scale of matriculate instructors to under-matriculate instructors violates Article 14
  2. 2 Whether under-matriculate instructors are similarly placed to matriculate instructors for pay parity

Ratio Decidendi

Classification on the basis of educational qualifications for pay scale differences is valid under Article 14. Petitioners failed to establish similarity in qualifications, duties, and functions with squad teachers; claim for pay parity denied.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Writ Petition (C) No. 584 of 1989 and connected petitions dismissed.
  • No costs awarded.