UNION OF INDIA vs J.V. SUBHAIAH

The Supreme Court held that employees of Railway Employees’ Consumer Co-operative Stores, registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964, are not regular Railway employees and thus not entitled to regular salary or benefits as claimed. The Court emphasized that the societies operate under the State Act and are not part of the Railway Administration, thereby affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to limit salary payments to the date of application filing. The appeals were dismissed, confirming the lower court's ruling.