Ch.Koteswara Rao, Gr-C, S/o Saidaiah, Aged 44 yrs, Occ:GDS BPM, Seetharampuram BO vs Union of India, rep. by the Secretary to the Govt. of India

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.B.Gurudas
For the Respondents: Mrs.K.Rajitha, Sr. PC for CG, Mrs.B.Gayatri Varma, Sr.CGSC

Table of Content
1. challenge to non-payment of wages. (Para 1 , 2)
2. gds branch postmasters' workload. (Para 3 , 4)
3. historical context of indian post office. (Para 5 , 6)
4. injustice in pay structure for gds. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
5. legal basis for equal pay for equal work. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
6. nature and rules governing gds employment. (Para 13 , 14)
7. assessment and review of gds workload. (Para 15 , 16)
8. residing in bo village as part of employment conditions. (Para 17)
9. nature of gds employment outside civil service. (Para 18)
10. historical establishment and review of gds system. (Para 19 , 20)
11. gds duties vs regular employees. (Para 21 , 22 , 23)
12. committees' recommendations on gds remuneration. (Para 24 , 25 , 26)
13. differentiation between gds and regular employees. (Para 27 , 28)
14. judicial restraint in policy matters. (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
15. hearing and consideration process. (Para 32)
16. consideration of workload increases. (Para 33)
17. final judgment on gds workload and pay. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42)

ORDER

PER HON‟BLE MRS. SHALINI MISRA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

Since common questions of law and facts are involved in both these OAs, the same are bei