PSU Staff Cannot Claim Government Pay Parity Without State Approval, Lineman Pay Order Set Aside: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court delivered an important judgment concerning salary parity between employees of government departments and workers employed in public sector undertakings. The dispute was examined with reference to Rule 7 Arasu Rubber Corporation Service Rules and Rule 34 Arasu Rubber Corporation Service Rules. The court clarified that employees of a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) cannot automatically claim the same pay scale as government employees unless the State Government…