Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Jagdish Pandey & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 7 S.C.R. 979
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 8 July 2010

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Service law - Disparity in pay scale .,... Tow..er Wagon Drivers in Railways - Claim of running· allowance as. paid to goods train drivers - Granted by High C6uii ;.;.. Competent Authority withdrawing the higherpayscales granted to 7WDs in comparison to goods train drivers since higher pay scales granted inadvertently - Challenge to - Order by Competent Authority set aside by tribunal as also High Court - On appeal, held: Pay scale is a legitimate right of employee and except for valid and proper reasons cannot be varied, that too only in accordance with law - On facts, no justifiable reasons

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