Chhaganbhai Kohyabhai Pateliya and Others v. The State of Gujarat and Others

Headnote

Issue arose whether the appellants-daily-wage skilled workers could be denied the benefit of increment when they were treated as permanent employees for the purpose of payscale and allowances, pension, retirement benefits. Service law and pensionary benefits - Claim of - Appellants, daily-wage skilled workers rendered over 30 years of service and retired on 30th June in different years - Workers claimed the benefit of annual increment which fell due on 1st July of those years, after their retirement