STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs CHANDRAKANT NARAYAN NARVEKAR — C.A. No. 7457 - 7458/2003

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Chandrakant Narayan Narvekar (C.A. 7457-7458/2003) Outcome: The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's June 7, 2002 order and allowed Maharashtra's appeals. The Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by directing that Xerox Operators be granted the same pay scale as Book Binders from the Fourth Pay Commission onwards, contrary to expert Pay Commission recommendations that prescribed different scales for these positions. Reasoning: The Court emphasized that pay scale fixation is the domain of expert committees considering factors like job responsibility, nature of work, and qualifications. The Fourth and Fifth Pay Commissions had deliberately recommended different scales (Xerox Operators: 775-1150; Book Binders: 825-1200), which the High Court failed to consider or justify overriding. Next Steps: Respondents may file a memorandum of representation with the High Court on the administrative side, which may then take up the matter with the State Government. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.