Supreme Court of India
K.C. SHARMA AND ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA
- Decided
- 25 July 1997
- Judges listed
- J.S. VERMA
- Disposal
- Appeal(s) allowed
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- Official
- [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 87 · 1997 INSC 574
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S.C. AGRAWAL, J. Delay in filing of the Special Leave Petition is condoned.
p. 88, margin D
Special Leave granted.
p. 88, margin E
This appeal is directed against the judgment of the Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal') dated July 25, 1994 in O.A. No. 774 of 1994. The appellants were employed as guards in the Northern Railway and they retired as guards during the period between 1980 and 1988. They felt aggrieved by the notifications dated December 5, 1988 whereby Rule 2544 of the Indian Railways Establishmem Code was amended and for the purpose of calculation of average emoluments the maximum limit in respect of Running Allowances was reduced from 75% to 45% in respect of period from January 1, 1973 to March 31, 1979 and to 55% for the period from April 1, 1979 onwards.
p. 88, margin E
The validity of the retrospective amendments introduced by the impugned notifications dated December 5, 1988 had been considered by the Full Bench of the Tribunal in its judgment dated December 16, 1993 in O.A. Nos. 395-403 of 1993 and connected matters and the said notifications in so far as they gave retrospective effect to the amendments were held to be invalid as being violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Since the appellants were adversely affected by the impugned amendment~, they sought the benefit of the said decision of the Full Bench of the Tribunal by filing representations before the Railway Administration. Since they failed to obtain redress, they filed the application (O.A. No. 774 of 1994) seeking relief before the Tribunal in April 1994. The said application of the appellants was dismissed by the Tribunal by the impugned judgment on the view that the application was barred by limitation. The Tribunal refused to condone the delay in the filing of the said applications.
pp. 88–89, margin G
The correctness of the decision of the Full Bench of the Tribunal has been affirmed by this Court in Chainnan, Railway Board & Ors. v. C.R. Rangadhamiah & Ors., Civil Appeals Nos. 4174-4182of1995 and connected matters decided today.
p. 89, margin C
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that this was a fit case in which the Tribunal should have cor.doned the delay in the filing of the application and the appellants should have been given relief in the same terms as was granted by the Full Bench of the Tribunal. The appeal is, therefore, allowed, the impugned judgment of the Tribunal is set aside, the delay in filing of O.A. No. 774 of 199~ is condoned and the said application is allowed. The appellants would be entitled to the same relief in the matter of pension as has been granted by the Full Bench of the Tribunal in its judgment dated December 16, 1993 in O.A. Nos. 395-403 of 1993 and connected matters. No order as to costs. A.O. Appeal Allowed.
p. 89, margin C