In Brief
A Registrar appointed to a State University under statutory rules with a specific pay scale could not claim pay parity with Registrars in Central Universities based on Central Government salary circulars. The Supreme Court held that such circulars are directory, not mandatory, for State Universities. The respondent's temporary assignment to Lecturer duties did not create rights equivalent to that position. The State's differential pay treatment of Registrars and Lecturers was a valid policy decision not violating Article 14, as the positions are distinct with different qualifications. Courts should not interfere with policy decisions involving financial implications unless clearly arbitrary.
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