Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 653 · Decided 12 September 1997
Union of India and ANR. v. R. Swaminathan ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 653 · [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 94
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8658/1996
- Decided
- 12 September 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, SUJATA V. MANOHAR, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law : Fundamental Rule 22(J)(a)(i)-Pay fixation on promotion-Promotee-- C employee--,-Drawing less pay than their juniors due to officiating promotion-­ Higher pay fixation on regular promotion-Anomaly-Govt. order for stepping up pay on par with juniors-Allowed by Tribunal-Held, application of Fundamental Rule 22(J)(a)(i)-Employees not entitled to have their pay D stepped up under the Govt. order-Proper norms to be laid down for making local officiating promotions. The respondents were employees of Department of Posts :md Telegraph and Telecommunications. On promotion,
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