Dy. Dir. Gen. Of Geo. Survey Of India And ... vs R. Yadaiah And Ors.

The Supreme Court held that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Hyderabad erred in granting relief regarding pay upgradation for a group of employees, as it failed to consider a subsequent Full Bench decision of the Calcutta CAT which had correctly referred the matter to the 5th Pay Commission. The Court emphasized that the determination of pay scales should be left to the expertise of the Pay Commission unless there is clear error in the Tribunal's findings. The appeal was allowed, setting aside the Hyderabad CAT's order and affirming the entitlement of employees to higher pay scales effective from 1.1.1996 as per the 5th Pay Commission's decision.