Supreme Court of India

Nain Singh Bhakuni and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 41
Bench S.B. Majmudar and S. Saghirahmedandm.Jagannadharao JJ.
Decided 8 January 1998

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid rival contentions the following points arise for our consideration :.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Artic/es 14, 16 and 39-Service-Parity of Pay-Scales-Disparity in educational qualifications between two sets of employees-Appel/ants, draftsman working in Central Water Commission (CWC) and draftsmen in CPWD doing similar type of work-Held, no parity of treatment in giving benefit of retrospective revision of pay scales to CPWD drajismen and not to CWC-Service law. Article I 6-Tribunal granting relief in separate fact situations to. Employees in other department who were similarly circumscribed as draftsmen in .P. WD-Cannot be pressed in service almost

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