Supreme Court of India · 2021-03-17
BIJAY KUMAR SHARMA vs RANCHI UNIVERSITY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2011/8326
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BIJAY KUMAR SHARMA
- Respondent
- RANCHI UNIVERSITY
- Author
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the long-standing dispute regarding the merger of pay scales for Upper and Lower Division Assistants/Clerks at Ranchi University. The court examined the implications of the Government's 1981 letter which sanctioned the merger of pay scales and clarified the conditions under which such mergers could occur. Ultimately, the court upheld the Government's decision, affirming the legality of the pay scale structure as outlined in the letter.