Supreme Court of India

Telecommunication Research Centre Scientific Officers (class I) Association and Others v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1007
Bench E.S. Venkataramiah J.
Decided 16 January 1987

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the direct recruits (to which category the petitioners belong) in the Telecommunication Research Centre are entitled to the Special Pay at the same rates at which it is paid to the transferred officers working in that centre with effect from C the date from which the transferreil officers have been drawing the Special Pay.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 14 and 16: Civil Services­ Pay parity-Scientific and Technical Officers, class I. Telecommunica­ tion Research Centre-Direct recruits through ,Union Public Service Commission-Denied special pay admissible to-Departmental Trans­ ferred Officers Class I-Held discriminatory and, ultra vires. The recruitment to Class I posts in the Telecommunication Research Centre of the Posts and Telegraphs Department is made partly by direct recruitment through the .Union Public Service Commission and partly through trasfer of Group and Group · Field Officers. The officers

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