Supreme Court of India

G H P. Singaravelan & Ors. Etc. Etc v. The District Collector, Tiruppur and Dt & Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2019] 15 S.C.R. 408
Bench Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 18 December 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, we find no reason to interfere with the impugned judgment.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Service Law: Pay-scales – Claim of – Selection Grade and Special Grade of pay scales of Rs. 5000-8000 and Rs. 5500-9000 respectively in terms of GOMs 162 – Grant of said p ay scales to around 3000 drivers by various decisions rendered b y the High Court and this Court – Appellants-drivers in various d epartments of Government of Tamil Nadu, claiming parity – High Court rejected the claim of the appellants – On appeal, h eld: Person cannot invoke Art. 14 to claim a benefit extended t o someone similarly placed if he is not lawfully entitled to suc h benefit in the first place – Art. 14

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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