Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1029 · Decided 11 October 2017
Eastern Coalfields LTD. & ORS. v. Prativa Biswas & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1029 · [2017] 13 S.C.R. 85
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8606/2009
- Decided
- 11 October 2017
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law - Absorption - Respondents-employees absorbed in Appellant-limited company- Issue relating to fitment on absorption -In a previous writ petition, High Court vide order dated 26.08.2002 had held that when employees were enjoying the Central Government scale of pay and when they were appellant-limited company pay scale, their pay, in any event, could not be reduced, inasmuch as, pay protection was assured to them by the appellant - However, when fitment was done, the basic salary was reduced and fixed on a lower side - Respondent filed fresh writ petition which was dismissed
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