https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49456 The court dismissed the petition, ruling in favor of the Union of India. It held that the differentiation between Class I and Class II Officers in the Income-tax Department did not violate the petitioner's fundamental rights under articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The court clarified that the creation of different grades in government service does not contravene article 16(1) as it ensures equality of opportunity within the same grade, not across different grades. Additionally, the court found that incremental pay scales based on service duration do not breach article 14's equal pay for equal work principle. en-us Tue, 11 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49456 The court dismissed the petition, ruling in favor of the Union of India. It held that the differentiation between Class I and Class II Officers in the Income-tax Department did not violate the petitioner's fundamental rights under articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The court clarified that the creation of different grades in government service does not contravene article 16(1) as it ensures equality of opportunity within the same grade, not across different grades. Additionally, the court found that incremental pay scales based on service duration do not breach article 14's equal pay for equal work principle. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 11 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=49456