Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 943 · Decided 23 August 1996
Fertilizer Corporation of India LTD. and ANR. v. Saratchandra Rath and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 943 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 90
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4807/1996
- Decided
- 23 August 1996
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14; Industrial Disputes Act Section 181, 18
Headnote
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 : S.181-0ffice memorandum dated 18.4.91 for revision of pay scales and fiinge benefits for officers in FCI-Para 5.1 a11d 5.3-Woikers and officers belo11g to two differe11t a11d distinct clas- c ses-Therefore different p1inciples can be followed i11 fu:ing the salalies ca1111ot be treated as equals. Respondents 1 to 23 were employed as workmen by the appellant D corporation. On 20th .January 1982 a seven years stagnation scheme was introduced by virtue of which the employees in highest workmen's pay scale were promoted to lowest officer's scale and
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