UNION OF INDIA vs J.V. SUBHAIAH — C.A. No. 12148/1995

The Supreme Court allowed the Union of India's appeal and dismissed the respondents' claims that Railway Co-operative Store employees should be treated as regular Railway servants. The Court held that these employees, appointed under the Co-operative Societies Act and governed by bye-laws and State regulations, are not under Railway Board's administrative control and therefore fall outside the definition of "Railway Servant" under the Railway Establishment Code, rejecting their claims for equal pay, promotions, and benefits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.