Development Co-ordinators’ Society vs. The Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs – SC FR 545/2011-2025

In the case between Development Co-ordinators’ Society (a registered Trade Union) and the Secretaries of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, and related government officials, the issue concerned whether a Trade Union has locus standi to claim fundamental rights violations on behalf of its members who were placed on a lower salary scale compared to similarly qualified public officers. It was held that a registered Trade Union lacks the requisite legal personality under Article 126(2) of the Constitution to maintain a fundamental rights application for its members. The decision reaffirmed the principle that only individuals recognized as “persons” with appropriate legal standing may institute such proceedings. Reliance was placed on constitutional provisions and judicial pre