In Brief
The Union of India challenged a High Court judgment granting non-functional financial upgradation benefits to respondents in paramilitary forces (RPF, BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB) on par with Organized Group 'A' Services. The key dispute concerned whether these cadres, following cadre reviews, qualified for the same benefits as recognized Organized Group 'A' Services, and which department (Home or DoPT) had authority to decide. The Supreme Court did not decide the merits but directed the Union to reconsider whether monetary benefits could address the respondents' equal-pay grievance, granted twelve weeks to deliberate, and required duty charts for comparison purposes.
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