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1987 Supreme(SC) 81
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
ABID HUSSAIN
versus
Union of India
Decide on January 22, 1987
C.V.SUBBA RAO, GIRISH CHANDRA, N.N.KESHVANI, O.P.Sharma, R.N.KESHWANI, S.Relan
Headnote:
Railway Administration - Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants - Extra Duty Hours Exceeding - Denying Overtime Allowances - Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants are being paid overtime allowances for extra duty hours exceeding 96 hours in two weeks in Western Railway, Central Railway and Eastern Railway - Held, There is no justification for denying overtime allowances on same basis to Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants in the Northern Railway - Court accordingly direct Union of India and Railway Administration to pay with effect overtime allowances to Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants working in Northern Railway on same basis on which Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants in other three Railways, referred to above, are paid - All arrears of such allowances up to date shall be paid as early as possible and in any event not later than four months from today - Benefit of this order shall be extended to all such employees including those who have retired and those who have not joined as petitioners herein - Petitions allowed.
Judgment
E. S. VENKATARAMIAH
( 1 ) IT is not disputed that the Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants are being paid overtime allowances for extra duty hours exceeding 96 hours in two weeks in the Western Railway, Central Railway and Eastern Railway. There is no justification for denying overtime allowances on the same basis to the Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants in the Northern Railway. We accordingly direct the Union of India and the Railway Administration to pay with effect from 1/07/1984 the overtime allowances to the Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants working in the Northern Railway on the same basis on which the Air-conditioned Coach In charges-Attendants in the other three Railways, referred to above, are paid. All arrears of such allowances up to date shall be paid as early as possible and in any event not later than four months from today. The benefit of this order shall be extended to all such employees including those who have retired and those who have not joined as petitioners herein.
( 2 ) THE Writ Petitions are allowed. No costs. Petitions allowed.
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