Supreme Court of India

Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam & Ors v. Navin Kumar Saini Etc.

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Reported as [2010] 12 S.C.R. 1173
Bench H.S. Bedi J.
Decided 29 October 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the case of the workmen ought to have been considered for regularisation as Lower F Division Clerk when the case of other persons similarly situated were considered by the Selection Committee.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Labour Laws: Work-charge helpers - Claiming regularization and pay scale of Junior Clerks - HELD: There being qualitative difference as regards liability and responsibility, mere volume of work would not be relevant - Further, the plea of equal pay for equal work is founded on Article 14 of the Constitution, 0 therefore, it was incumbent upon the workmen to establish that they were performing the work of Junior Clerk under orders of a competent authority - This has not been done - However, the workmen were entitled to be considered for regularization and the pay scale of Junior Clerk from the

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