STATE OF PUNJAB vs SENIOR VOCATIONAL STAFF MASTERS ASSOCIATION

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the designation and pay scale of Vocational Masters in Punjab, affirming that the amendment to the Punjab State Education Class III (School Cadre) Service Rules, 1978, which differentiated between Vocational Masters and Vocational Lecturers, was valid. The Court noted that the State's decision to merge pay scales for Vocational Masters with School Masters and Vocational Lecturers with School Lecturers was justified under the Punjab Civil Services (revised pay)(first amendment) Rules, 1998. The Court held that the appellants were not entitled to the same pay scale as Lecturers, thereby dismissing the appeals.