Supreme Court of India
Union of India and Anr. v. Mahajabeen Akhtar
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6 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the doctrine of equal pay for equal work has no application.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Service Law: Pay Scale-Revision in-Research Assistant working in Bureau of Promotion of Urdu Language (BPU) in pay scale of Rs.1640-2900- NCPUL constituted in place of BPU-Option given to employees of BPU to either get transferred to NCPUL or continue to work in Government Department-Respondent opted to stay in Government service as surplus-Deployed as Librarian-Application for upgradation of pay scale-Allowed by Tribunal on the ground that Research Assistant in BUP and Institutions like CHD, CIIL are similarly qualified and performing similar fanctions-Affirmed by High Court-On appeal, held:
Where later benches applied it
- 2019 State of Bihar & Ors. v. The Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Ors.
- 2019 Punjab State Electricity Board and Another v. Thana Singh and Others
- 2019 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited v. Rajesh Kumar Jindal & Others
- 2010 Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. v. Dibyendu Bhattacharya
- 2009 State of Punjab & Anr. v. Surjit Singh & Ors.
- 2009 Haryana State Electricity Board & Anr. v. Gulshan Lal and Ors.
Of those, 6 mentioned
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