Not allowing the benefit of favourable Service Litigation judgments to the similarly placed employees (DoPT, DOLA & DoE): Agenda Item No. NC-49/21/26 – 49th NC (JCM) Meeting
(DoP&T O.M. No. 3/1/2025-JCA dated 03.06.2026)
Minutes of the 49th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 11.05.2026 under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary.
5.14 Item No.NC-49/21/26: Not allowing the benefit of favourable Service Litigation judgments to the similarly placed employees (DoPT, DOLA & DoE)
The demand in brief is that in service matters the Government should end litigations at the High Court level and should not draw the employees up to the Supreme Court. In cases, Supreme Court give its verdict in favour of the employees, the same should be extended to all similarly placed employees to avoid multiplicity of litigations.
Shri Sivaji Vasireddy, Member, Staff Side mentioned about unavoidable litigations in Postal Department in matter of MACP. Sh Ajay, Member, Staff Side cited the case of NFU in grade of 5400 in civilian employees of Ministry of Defence pending with DoPT.
Leader, Staff side cited the case of allotment of higher pay scales w.e.f 01.01.1996 in the case of Railway Accounts staff. Shri C. Srikumar, Member, Staff side stated that in a matter pertaining to calculation of OT wages under Factories Act, 1948, despite dismissal of the SLP filed by the MoD in the Supreme Court, without implementing the judgement, MoD is filing a review petition.
Decision: Chairman observed that genuine cases may be looked into, but a generalised order cannot be issued in this matter. He desired the Staff side to prepare list of such issues which shall be examined suitably by Ministries/Departments concerned.
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