Supreme Court Slams Favouritism Given To Officer Of Same Cadre With Higher Pay Than Others

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 7747 of 2012, has observed that rules that were set to govern a single post of the same cadre cannot be isolated and granting a higher pay scale considering the qualifications of the single post is a clear violation of the rules and regulations. In this case, the Hon’ble Supreme Court ordered a direct recovery of the excess amount paid to respondent no. 4, though in instalments and from the officers who were directly involved in the decision-making process for granting benefit to respondent no 4.