Supreme Court rules retired judges in CGIT-cum-LCs can't claim pay parity with other tribunal members

The case concerns retired judges appointed as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals (CGIT-cum-LCs) who sought pay parity with other tribunal members under the 6th Pay Commission, arguing that their current pay scales, linked to the District Judiciary, constitute unequal treatment.

Petitioners: R.K. Yadav & Anr.; Respondents: Union of India and others; Bench: Justice N.V. Anjaria.

• The Court examined the petitioners' claim for implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommendations at par with other tribunals.
• The Court reviewed the contention that petitioners were arbitrarily grouped with the District Judiciary instead of other central tribunals.
• The Court noted the respondents' position that petitioners are re-employed pensioners subject to specific pay fixation rules.
• The Court highlighted the chronological implementation of pay scales, including the Justice E. Padmanabhan Committee recommendations and subsequent notifications up to 2020.

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