GOPIKA RANJAN CHOUDHARY vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the payment of higher emoluments to the staff at the Central Record and Pay Accounts Office (C.R. and P.A.O.) at the Headquarters of the Assam Rifles is discriminatory under the Assam Rifles Act, 1920. The Court found a contradiction in the Tribunal's ruling that the C.R. and P.A.O. is a distinct establishment while justifying higher pay based on its location. The matter was remanded to the Tribunal to determine if the qualifications and duties of the staff at both establishments are indeed different, and whether transfers were arbitrary.