Union of India Vs Income Tax Gazetted Officer Association (Rajasthan High Court)
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea Against Pay Parity Relief Because Issue Already Settled by Other High Courts; Senior Employees Entitled to Pay Step-Up Because Juniors Drew Higher Salary After Departmental Exam; Rajasthan High Court Upholds CAT Order on Salary Anomaly Because Judicial Discipline Required Following Earlier Rulings; Rajasthan HC Refuses to Interfere in CAT Decision Because Similar Pay Parity Issue Already Decided Earlier.
The Rajasthan High Court heard a writ petition filed by the Union of India challenging the order dated 30.09.2024 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jaipur. The dispute related to the claim of stepping up of pay by respondent No.2 and other members of the Income Tax Gazetted Officer Association. The respondents had approached the Tribunal alleging that the Department failed to grant them pay parity with their juniors.
Read SC Judgment in this case: SC Upholds Pay Parity Relief as Juniors Drew Higher Salary Than Seniors After Departmental Exam
Before the Tribunal, the applicants relied upon earlier decisions of the Karnataka High Court in Union of India & Anr. Vs. Gautam Kumar & Ors. and the Principal Bench of CAT, Delhi in Akhilesh Kumar Rastogi Vs. UOI & Ors., which was later upheld by the Delhi High Court. The Tribunal observed that the controversy had already been decided in favour of similarly placed employees in those cases.
