Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1010 · Decided 4 August 2009
State of Punjab & ANR. v. Surjit Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1010 · [2009] 12 S.C.R. 394
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1976/2003
- Decided
- 4 August 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 39(d)
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 daily wagers not entitled to equal pay for equal work on par with the regular employees D 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 invoked only where parties
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