The doctrine of “equal pay for equal work” is not an abstract doctrine and is capable of being enforced in a court of law, inter alia, observing that equal pay must be for equal work of equal value and that the principle of “equal pay for equal work” has no mathematical application in every case. It has been held that Article 14 of the Constitution permits reasonable classification based on qualities or characteristic of persons recruited and grouped together, as against those who were left out. Of course, the qualities or characteristics must have a reasonable relation to the object sought to be achieved. Enumerating a number of factors which may not warrant application of the principle of “equal pay for equal work”, it has been held that, since the said principle requires consideration of various dimensions of a given job, normally the applicability of this principle must be left to be evaluated and determined by an expert body and the court should not interfere till it is satisfied that the necessary material on the basis whereof the claim is available on