FEDERATION OF ALL INDIA CUSTOMS & CENTRAL EXCISE STENOGRAPHERS (RECOGNISED) & ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

FEDERATION OF ALL INDIA CUSTOMS & CENTRAL EXCISE STENOGRAPHERS (RECOGNISED) & ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Differentiation in pay scales between petitioners and their counterparts is justified on functional grounds, including differences in responsibility, reliability, confidentiality, and relationship with officers; there is a rational basis and nexus to the object sought, and no violation of Articles 14 or 16(1) is established.

Parties
Petitioner: Federation of All India Customs & Central Excise Stenographers (Recognised) & Ors.; Respondent: Union of India & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
05 May 1988
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (original Jurisdiction) / Final Disposition by Supreme Court
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Discrimination, Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, Pay Commission Recommendations
Service Law Constitutional Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Discrimination Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution Pay Commission Recommendations

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Parties

Federation of All India Customs & Central Excise Stenographers (Recognised) & Ors.

Petitioner

Union of India & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (original Jurisdiction) / Final Disposition by Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether pay differentiation between stenographers in Customs and Central Excise Departments and those attached to Joint Secretaries/officers above violates Articles 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution
  2. 2 Whether petitioners are entitled to parity in pay scale with their counterparts in the Central Secretariat

Ratio Decidendi

Differentiation in pay scales between petitioners and their counterparts is justified on functional grounds, including differences in responsibility, reliability, confidentiality, and relationship with officers; there is a rational basis and nexus to the object sought, and no violation of Articles 14 or 16(1) is established.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed without any order as to costs.
  • Government may review situation in light of Fourth Pay Commission or other appropriate body if considered fit and proper.