STATE OF PUNJAB vs SARDARI LAL — C.A. No. 5088/1996

Case Summary: State of Punjab v. Sardari Lal (C.A. No. 5088/1996) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Punjab's appeals, holding that the state government lacks power to override university decisions on employee benefits merely by virtue of being the funding body. The court ruled that Guru Nanak Dev University, as an autonomous entity, retains exclusive authority over internal administration and grant of accelerated increments to employees under University Statute 41, and that sections 23 and 25 of the 1969 Act do not confer supervisory control over such matters on the state government. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.