Dr.P.Sayed Koya vs Union Of India Represented By The ... on 6 November, 2008
"4. On considering the arguments of the learned counsel
appearing for the petitioner and on perusing the materials
placed on record, this Court is of the view that the order of the
Tribunal is not vitiated by any illegality. There are valid
grounds and sufficient justification for the conclusion of the
Tribunal that Island Special (Duty) Allowance can be claimed
only by the Central Government Civilian employees who come
from outside the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and who are
posted at any Island coming under the Lakshadweep
administration. This finding of the Tribunal is fortified by the
judgment of the Apex Court in the decision reported in Union
of India Vs. S.Vijayakumar, 1994 Suppl.