Supreme Court of India

Govt. of India and Ors. v. Court Liquidators Employees Association and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 62
Bench K. Venkataswami and A.P. Misra JJ.
Decided 27 August 1999

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the Writ Petition is allowed as the relief prayed l .. GOVT.OFINDIAv.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Service Law: Parity in employment-Respondents working as Company Paid Staff in the office of the Official Liquidator/Court Liquidator for 10-25 years being paid very low scale of pay without any permanent or quasi-permanent status vis-a-vis Government paid staff in the same office-Rationality of-Held, there is no rational or reasonable basis for making classification between the two groups of employees or denial of equal treatment, when they are found to turn out the same and similar nature of work-The respondents cannot be denied the benefits and status which are enjoyed by their

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