Supreme Court of India

Dr. K. M. Sharma & Ors. v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 4 S.C.R. 718
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 20 May 2022

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In view of the above discussion and for the reasons state d above, present appeal fails and the same deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 7

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Service Law: Pay scale – Entitlement to – Principle of equal pay for equal work – Appellants appointed as Shikha Karmis under the 1998 Rules, claiming parity in pay scales with that of the employees of the Municipality/Municipal teachers appoin ted under the 1968 Rules – Held: Shiksha Karmis and Municipal Teachers are appointed under different rules and there are different methods of selection and recruitment, thus, parity in pay s cale cannot be claimed – Shiksha Karmis, governed by the 1998 Rules entitle d to pay-scales under the 1998 Rules only – Chhattisgarh Municipalitie s Shiksha Karmis

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