CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL SHILLONG vs LALHULIANA — C.A. No. 646/2005

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the Chief Postmaster General's appeal challenging a Tribunal order granting respondent employees House Rent Allowance (HRA) and City Compensatory Allowance at par with employees in B-class cities. The Court held that the Tribunal's direction merely required individual consideration of cases in accordance with relevant Office Memoranda and did not warrant interference. The Court clarified that if the Government of India issued fresh instructions after November 13, 1987, respondents' cases shall be considered under those latest instructions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.