SHER SINGH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court ruled that the appellants, qualified Librarians at the University of Delhi, are entitled to parity in pay scales with the teaching staff as established by the recommendations of the Ranganathan Committee and subsequent resolutions by the University and the University Grants Commission. The Court emphasized that the parity, which had been maintained since 1961, was unjustly disrupted by the Central Government's decision effective from 1.1.1973, violating principles of fairness and equity. The Court held that the appellants should receive the same pay scales as their teaching counterparts, reinstating the parity that had been established over the years.