"Discriminatory": Patna HC Sets Aside State's Move Fixing One Increment Per Year For Judicial Officers While Allowing Two Increments For Other Govt

The Patna High Court has invalidated a Bihar government notification that unfairly differentiated between judicial officers and government employees regarding increment payments. The notification had created a disparity by providing increments solely to government employees while excluding judicial officers. The court deemed this discriminatory and inconsistent with principles of equality and fairness, emphasizing that judicial officers should be treated on par with government employees in terms of increments. This ruling reinforces the need for uniform treatment of all public servants in similar circumstances.