Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab & Anr. v. Surjit Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 12 S.C.R. 394
Bench S.B. Sinha and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 4 August 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the doctrine of equal pay for equal work C . has no application.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Labour laws - Doctrine of equal pay for equal work - Applicability of - Relevant factors for determination - Held: c It depends upon equal work of equal value, source and manner of appointment, equal identity of group and wholesale or complete identity - There should be strict pleadings and pmof of various factors - On facts, daily wagers not entitled to equal pay for equal work on par with the regular employees holding similar posts, even though they have worked for long - While appointing daily wagers recruitment rules not followed .,. nor advertisement issued - Equality clause should be

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