Union Of India vs T.M. Somarajan & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of pay fixation for a member of the Indian Police Service (IPS) who was previously part of the state police service. The Court held that the reduction of pay from Rs. 4650 to Rs. 4250 upon induction into the IPS was unjustified and contrary to the provisions of the Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules, 1954, specifically Rule 6 of Schedule II. The Court upheld the Tribunal's decision to restore the pay to Rs. 4650 and directed the payment of arrears, establishing that the definition of 'higher scale of pay' in the IPS (Pay) Rules was unreasonable and unconstitutional.