Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 629 · Decided 13 November 2003
State of Orissa and ORS. v. Joginder Patjoshi and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 629 · [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 492
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5579/1998
- Decided
- 13 November 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 309
Headnote
OF ORISSA AND ORS. v. JOGINDER PATJOSHI AND ANR. NOVEMBER 13, 2003 [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.B. SINHA, J.] Service Law: Orissa Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 1985: rr. 8(/)(a) and (b)-Revision of pay scales and fixation of pay­ Lecturers and Professors-Prior to revision of pay w.ef 1.1.1986, Court allowing writ petition holding that though petitioners' case fell under r. 8(/)(a), they were entitled to one further increment as per exception contained in r.8(/)(b), and the rule being a beneficial one required liberal construction-Held, there being no ambiguity in r. 8(/)(a),
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