Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Labour Law |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Disposed Off |
Headnote | Labour Law - Equal pay for equal work - Respondent, a Boiler Overhauling Mechanic, claimed higher pay scale on the ground that post of Boiler Overhauling Mechanic was equivalent to the post of Boiler Mistry or Fitter - Burden of proof - Held: Was on the respondent-workman - He was required to prove that the three posts were identical and .... similar- Tribunal erred in placing the burden on the employer to prove the job requirements of the three posts, and in coming to the conclusion that the posts were identical on basis of pleadings alone - Pleadings were required to be proved - In absence of evidence, Tribunal was not justified in coming to a conclusion that the nature, duties and responsibilities of the three posts were identical and similar- Matter remanded to Industrial Tribunal for fresh adjudication. Respondent, a Boiler Overhauling Mechanic in Appellant-Board, claimed higher pay scale on the ground that the post of Boiler Overhauling Mechanic was equivalent to that of the post of Boiler Mistry or Fitter. Respondent claimed that the persons holding the post of Boiler Overhauling Mechanic, Boiler Mistry or Fitter were doing identical or similar nature of work and discharged the same functions and responsibilities. The Industrial Tribunal held in favour of Respondent holding that he was entitled to the pay scale of 'Skilled-A' category as admissible to the Fitter. The order was upheld by the High Court. Hence the present appeal. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma |
Neutral Citation | 2009 INSC 41 |
Petitioner | U.p. State Electricity Board & Anr. |
Respondent | Aziz Ahmad |
SCR | [2009] 1 S.C.R. 373 |
Judgement Date | 2009-01-20 |
Case Number | 318 |
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