STATE OF M.P. vs RAMESH CHANDRA BAJPAI

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, affirming that the respondent, a Physical Training Instructor at a Government Ayurvedic College, is entitled to the UGC pay scale as per the precedent set in P.S. Ramamohana Rao v. A.P. Agricultural University [1997 (8) SCC 350]. The Court emphasized that denying the pay scale would lead to discrimination against the respondent, given that other Physical Training Instructors had already received the UGC scale. The Court ruled in favor of the respondent, ordering the pay to be fixed accordingly.