https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184420 A discretionary dearness allowance under Rule 44 of the Fundamental Rules was held not to create an enforceable right, so mandamus could not compel payment at any specified rate. The discussion distinguishes recoverable salary arrears from a claim to obtain an allowance as a matter of grace. On Article 14, the State Resolution fixing dearness allowance on a graded basis was not invalid merely because the Central Government used a different scale; comparison with another sovereign authority was held insufficient to establish discrimination. The Resolution was therefore treated as valid within the State scheme. en-us Thu, 13 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184420 A discretionary dearness allowance under Rule 44 of the Fundamental Rules was held not to create an enforceable right, so mandamus could not compel payment at any specified rate. The discussion distinguishes recoverable salary arrears from a claim to obtain an allowance as a matter of grace. On Article 14, the State Resolution fixing dearness allowance on a graded basis was not invalid merely because the Central Government used a different scale; comparison with another sovereign authority was held insufficient to establish discrimination. The Resolution was therefore treated as valid within the State scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 May 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184420