Supreme Court of India · 1991-09-04
UNION OF INDIA vs A.RADHAKRISHNAN .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1988/68433
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UNION OF INDIA
- Respondent
- A.RADHAKRISHNAN .
- Author
- JAGDISH SARAN VERMA
- Bench
- JAGDISH SARAN VERMA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Railway Board's decision to treat the Progress Wing of the P.C.O. as a separate cadre while not doing the same for the Inspection Wing did not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The Court found that the functions of the Inspection Wing, which focuses on quality control, are distinct from those of the Progress Wing, which is involved in manufacturing. Therefore, the classification made by the Railway Board was justified, and the High Court's ruling was overturned.