Supreme Court of India · 2007-05-15
STATE OF BIHAR vs BIHAR STATE 2 LECTURERS ASSON. .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2004/26577
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF BIHAR
- Respondent
- BIHAR STATE 2 LECTURERS ASSON. .
- Author
- TARUN CHATTERJEE C.K. THAKKER
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE C.K. THAKKER
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of pay scales for trained versus untrained lecturers, ruling that the classification based on training was arbitrary and unreasonable, thus violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court overturned the High Court's decision that upheld the different pay scales, emphasizing that all lecturers should receive uniform pay irrespective of their training status. Consequently, the Court directed the State Government to implement uniform pay scales for both categories of lecturers.