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1 - 10 of 10 (0.49 seconds)Article 16 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Right to Information Act, 2005
State Of Mysore & Anr vs P. Narasing Rao on 31 August, 1967
In State of Mysore & Another v.
Narasing Rao (cited supra) had categorically held that giving different scales
classifying tracers in the state as Matriculate and non-Matriculate is valid and
the said classification was upheld by the Supreme Court. In this case, members
retired from the forces were classified as Commissioned Officers and Non-
Commissioned Officers for the purpose of reemployment after retirement. The
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object of giving re-employment is to protect these persons from difficulties on
retirement. The classification is mainly made on the basis of qualifications,
functions in their employment and the Non-Commissioned Officers are given
reservation in Group C and D posts in Central Civil Services. The
Commissioned Officers are officers coming under Group A category and there
is no possibility of these officers to apply for a Group C and D posts and they
are not given any reservations in the 1979 rules. So, these two categories stand
apart. So, the classification is on intelligible differentia which distinguishes
persons grouped together. The object sought to be achieved is the welfare of
the Ex-Servicemen who retire from forces before they attain the age of 55
years. The classification made under Rule 4 of the CCS (Fixation of Pay on Re-
employment) Order, 1986 for the purpose of pay fixation is reasonable and
cannot be considered as discriminatory to PBOR or Non-Commissioned
Officers as alleged by the applicant. We cannot find any injustice manifest in
the classification made in the rules. Article 16 of the Constitution provides for
equality of opportunity. It is only an incident of the concept of equality under
Article 14. The concept of equality cannot be confused with absolute equality.
What is guaranteed is equality of opportunity and nothing more. Article 16(1)
or (2) does not prohibit the prescription of reasonable rules for classification
for selection or appointment. So, we are of the opinion that Rule 4(b)(i) of the
CCS (Fixation of Pay on Re-employment) orders, 1986 does not offend Article
14 and 16 of the Constitution as alleged. No discrimination can be found
against Non-Commissioned Officers.
S.I. Rooplal And Anr vs Lt. Governor Through Chief Secretary ... on 14 December, 1999
19. It is the cardinal principle of judicial discipline, as held by the Apex
Court in the case of S.I.Rooplal vs Lt. Governor of Delhi (2000) 1 SCC 644
that precedents are to be strictly adhered to. The Apex Court has
categorically held therein as under:-
U.T. Chandigarh & Ors vs Gurcharan Singh & Anr on 1 November, 2013
In so far as the recovery, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in U.T.
Chandigarh & Ors v. Gurcharan Singh & Anr (supra) also observed that
if any amount has been paid due to mistake, the mistake must be rectified
and the amount so paid in pursuance of the mistake must be recovered. In
the instant case, the applicants were not at all entitled for the benefit of
fixation of pay taking into account the last pay drawn by them in the
defence forces at the time of their retirement and the said benefit was
granted to the applicants on their representations. It is also evident from the
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record that, the applicants gave specific undertaking at the time of revision
of their pay and payment of arrears consequent to such revision of their
pay. One such undertaking reads thus:
High Court Of Punjab & Haryana vs Jagdev Singh on 29 July, 2016
21. Further, Hon'ble Supreme Court in High court of Punjab &
Haryana & Ors v. Jagdev Singh in Civil Appeal No. 3500 of 2006, dt.
29.07.2016 held that recovery is permissible in case an undertaking is given
and the relevant observation is as follows:
Budhan Chaudhary vs The State Of Bihar on 22 April, 2022
The principle of fixation of pay for PBOR
and Commissioned Officers stand the test laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court
in Budhan Chaudhary v. State of Bihar (cited supra). There may be
differences in the total benefits received by these two categories. But this type
of inequalities have to be mitigated by the executive government and such
benefits cannot be granted by the Tribunals. All the applicants were re-
employed after 1986 and the rules of fixation given in the rules does not suffer
from any arbitrariness or discrimination which is violative of Article 14 and 16
of the Constitution.
Ut Of J&K vs Gurucharan Singh & Ors on 20 July, 2022
10. The respondents relied upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court
dt. 02.11.2013 in Civil Appeal No. 9873 of 2013 (Arising out of SLP (C)
No. 17881 of 2008 between Union Territory of Chandigarh & ors v.
Gurucharan Singh & Anr and submitted that, in similar circumstances, the
Hon'ble Apex Court held that pay protection cannot be given to the re-
employed pensioners who held below the rank of Commissioned Officers
posts in the Military Service and in so far as the recovery of excess paid pay
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and allowances, the Apex Court held that if any amount has been paid due
to mistake, the mistake must be rectified and the amount so paid can be
recovered. Thus, the respondents prayed for vacating the interim order and
for dismissal of the OA.
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