UNION OF INDIA vs R. SWAMINATHAN

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of pay fixation on promotion for employees in the Departments of Posts and Telecommunications, specifically under Fundamental Rule 22(I)(a)(1). The Court held that promotees are entitled to have their pay stepped up to match that of their juniors who were promoted earlier, thereby rectifying any anomalies in pay fixation. The judgment affirmed the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to grant arrears and equal pay to the promotees from the date the anomaly arose.