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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
CHALLA GUNARANJAN
K.Bhaskara, S/o. Venkataswamy – Appellant
Versus
State Of AP – Respondent
ORDER:
CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J.
The present writ petition is filed assailing the action of respondents in not extending minimum time scale of pay to petitioners in terms of G.O.Ms.No.142, Finance (HR.I-Plg. & Policy) Department, dated 27.08.2018, and Proceedings No.C/01/Daily Wages/2022, dated 01.11.2022, issued by the 3rd respondent, as illegal and arbitrary.
2. Petitioners are working in 3rd respondent College as Suppliers and Cleaners on daily wage basis. They have been paid from 16.09.2013 fixed salary of Rs.10,000/- per month in terms of Memo.No.B1/18028/2012, dated 16.09.2013, issued by the 2nd respondent. Later, their cases were considered for payment of minimum time scale and the same got fixed as Rs.24.524/- per month from January, 2023 and were paid accordingly for some time. However, from September, 2023, abruptly 3rd respondent stopped paying the same, but, they were being paid only Rs.15,000/- per month. Petitioners, therefore, immediately made representation, dated 17.10.2023, to 3rd respondent for extending minimum time scale. As petitioners’ case is not being considered for extending the said benefit, present writ petition is filed.
3. Heard Sri T.Balaji, learned counsel f
Daily wage employees are entitled to minimum time scale pay under the principle of 'equal pay for equal work', regardless of appointment cut-off dates.
Temporary employees performing similar duties as regular employees are entitled to equal pay, as established by the Supreme Court.
Temporary employees performing identical duties to regular workers are entitled to minimum time scale of pay under the principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that temporary employees are entitled to the minimum of the pay scale attached to the post without any increments or allowances, based on the princ....
Temporary employees are entitled to minimum pay scale and increments equivalent to regular employees under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
Equal pay for equal work under Article 39(d) of the Constitution mandates that similarly situated employees must receive the same remuneration, and arbitrary denial violates principles of natural jus....
The principle of equal pay for equal work and the entitlement to minimum time scale for employees performing duties similar to regular employees were central to the judgment.
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