SATISH KUMAR versus THE JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST, JALANDHAR AND ANR.

SATISH KUMAR versus THE JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST, JALANDHAR AND ANR.

Equal pay for equal work applies only when a person discharges the same duties and possesses the minimum basic qualifications prescribed for the post; appointment without such qualifications is not entitled to equal pay.

Parties
Petitioner: Sa Tish Kumar; Respondent: Jalandhar Improvement Trust, Jalandhar and Anr.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
29 January 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (c) / Dismissal at Supreme Court
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Appointment With Minimum Qualification, Power of Appointment Under Statutory Trust
Constitutional Law Service Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Appointment With Minimum Qualification Power of Appointment Under Statutory Trust

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Parties

Sa Tish Kumar

Petitioner

Jalandhar Improvement Trust, Jalandhar and Anr.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (c) / Dismissal at Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a person appointed to a post without minimum prescribed qualification is entitled to equal pay for equal work under Article 39(d) and Article 14 of the Constitution of India

Ratio Decidendi

Equal pay for equal work applies only when a person discharges the same duties and possesses the minimum basic qualifications prescribed for the post; appointment without such qualifications is not entitled to equal pay.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • The Petition is accordingly dismissed.
  • Petition dismissed.