S.Ramachandran v. The Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), REV.APLC.(MD)No.24 of 2026 in W.A.(MD)No.6 of 2023, decided 05.03.2026 by G.R.Swaminathan and R.Poornima JJ. Review petition against Division Bench order dated 28.01.2025 allowing the State's appeal against the single Judge's order dated 29.06.2022 that had granted stepping up of pay for pay anomaly. Held: applicant (Health Inspector Grade I) and comparator Thiru.Mohamed Ameen (Leprosy Inspector) were not in the same lower post and not drawing the same rate of pay; difference is not a pay anomaly under Rule 22(b) Ruling (2); no error found in the earlier order; review dismissed, no costs. Filed under Order XLVII Rule 1 & 2 r/w. Section 114 CPC. Keywords: pay anomaly, stepping up of pay, Rule 22(b) Ruling (2), review petition, Health Inspector Grade I, Leprosy Inspector.
What did the court decide?
Thiru.Ramachandran and Thiru.Mohamed Ameen were not in the same lower post (Health Inspector Grade I versus Leprosy Inspector) and were not drawing the same rate of pay; therefore their pay in the post of Health Inspector cannot be the same and the difference does not amount to pay anomaly.