Supreme Court of India

Ajaya Kumar Das v. State of Orissa & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 12 S.C.R. 219
Bench Tarun Chatterjee J.
Decided 31 July 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that annexure-6 decision of the Government regarding protection of pay is in effect a negative of the concept for pay protection.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Service Law: Pay scale - Employee drawing higher pay scale, on promotion cannot be dragged to lower pay scale resulting in reduction of his pay- Orissa Service Code - Rule c 74(b). "( Departmental instructions/Circulars cannot override the statutory provisions - Statutory Rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution can be amended only by a Rule or Notification duly made under Article 309 and not otherwise - + Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 309 - Administrative law . .. Appellant was appointed by the Government of Orissa as Overseers (Electrical). He was deputed to serve in the

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