RAMESH SINGH versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

RAMESH SINGH versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Claims for parity in service benefits by Border Road Organisation employees with Army personnel and GREF officers cannot be accepted as the 4th and 5th Central Pay Commissions considered the issue and no challenge to their recommendations has been made; judicial intervention is limited and expert body...

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Parties
Petitioner: Ramesh Singh; Respondent: Union of India & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
11 March 2008
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) / Original Jurisdiction
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Pay Parity, Service Benefits, Pay Commission Recommendations, Judicial Review of Expert Bodies
Service Law Constitutional Law Pay Parity Service Benefits Pay Commission Recommendations Judicial Review of Expert Bodies

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Parties

Ramesh Singh

Petitioner

Union of India & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Original Jurisdiction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether employees of Border Road Organisation and Central Government are entitled to parity in service benefits with Army personnel and General Reserve Engineering Force officers

Ratio Decidendi

Claims for parity in service benefits by Border Road Organisation employees with Army personnel and GREF officers cannot be accepted as the 4th and 5th Central Pay Commissions considered the issue and no challenge to their recommendations has been made; judicial intervention is limited and expert body recommendations are not ordinarily substituted unless there are glaring infirmities.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Writ Petition dismissed