UNION OF INDIA & ORS. versus RAJESH KUMAR GOND

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. versus RAJESH KUMAR GOND

No material was presented to demonstrate a functional distinction between the posts; hence, parity in pay for Junior Hindi Translators is permissible under the principle of equal pay for equal work as recognized in Randhir Singh.

Parties
Petitioner: Union of India & Ors.; Respondent: Rajesh Kumar Gond
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
25 July 2013
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court, Disposed
Outcome
Special Leave Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay for Equal Work, Pay Parity, Directive Principles, Equality Before Law
Service Law Constitutional Law Equal Pay for Equal Work Pay Parity Directive Principles Equality Before Law

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Parties

Union of India & Ors.

Petitioner

Rajesh Kumar Gond

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court, Disposed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Junior Hindi Translators in subordinate offices are entitled to pay parity with those in Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS) under the principle of equal pay for equal work

Ratio Decidendi

No material was presented to demonstrate a functional distinction between the posts; hence, parity in pay for Junior Hindi Translators is permissible under the principle of equal pay for equal work as recognized in Randhir Singh.

Court Disposition

Special Leave Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Delay condoned
  • Special Leave Petition dismissed