DR. P.N. PURI AND ORS. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

DR. P.N. PURI AND ORS. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

The fixation of November 7, 1994 as the cut-off date for granting the scale of pay recommended by the Anomaly Committee is not arbitrary or violative of Article 14, as it was based on a considered recommendation and accepted by the government.

Parties
Petitioner: DR. P.N. PURI AND ORS.; Respondent: STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
29 January 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Appellate Stage
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Fixing of Cut Off Date, Article 14, Article 39(d)
Service Law Constitutional Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Fixing of Cut Off Date Article 14 Article 39(d)

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Parties

DR. P.N. PURI AND ORS.

Petitioner

STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Appellate Stage

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether fixation of a cut-off date for payment of equal pay is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

Ratio Decidendi

The fixation of November 7, 1994 as the cut-off date for granting the scale of pay recommended by the Anomaly Committee is not arbitrary or violative of Article 14, as it was based on a considered recommendation and accepted by the government.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Special Leave Petition is dismissed.