Supreme Court of India

India Railway Sas Staff Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 240
Bench Sujata V. Manohar and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 21 January 1998

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Tribunal has taken a correct view of the matter.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

y Service Law : c Classification of posts-Account staff of Railways-Fourth Central Pay Commission recommendations-Placed in the revised pay scale of Rs. 2000- 3200-Not granted group ' ' status-SAS staff of CAG and CODA in the same pay scale granted group ' ' status-On challenge, claims rejected by Tribunal-On appeal, held classification of posts cannot be done purely on the basis of pay scales as it might lead to administrative hierarchical imbala111;:e-Thus appellants not entitled to be placed in group ' ' status- Constitution of India: Articles 14 and l 6. .K Appellants were serving in the

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