SHRI NAIN SINGH BHAKUNI & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The Supreme Court, while adjudicating an appeal under Article 136, addressed the grievances of draftsmen from the Central Water Commission regarding their pay scales compared to those of their counterparts in the Central Public Works Department. The Court noted that the recommendations of the Third Pay Commission and subsequent memoranda required parity in pay scales, which had not been implemented for the appellants. The Court held that the appellants were entitled to revised pay scales effective from 1st January 1973, aligning with the benefits granted to CPWD draftsmen, thus allowing the appeal and directing the necessary adjustments.