Supreme Court of India
State of Punjab & Anr. v. Surjit Singh & Ors.
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We are of the opinion that the doctrine of equal pay for equal work C . has no application.
Judgment, page 24
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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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Where later benches applied it
- 2012 Hukum Chand Gupta v. Director General, Icar & Ors.
- 2019 State of Bihar & Ors. v. The Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Ors.
- 2019 Badri Vishal Pandey and Ors. v. Rajesh Mittal and Ors.
- 2016 State of Punjab & Ors. v. Jagjit Singh & Ors.
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