रणधीर सिंह बनाम भारत संघ
| Citation | (1982) 1 SCC 618 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 15 December 1981 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Bench | O. Chinnappa Reddy, A. Varadarajan JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16, Article 39(d) |
| Category | Constitutional Law, Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal derivable from Articles 14, 16, and 39(d) read together.
A driver in the Delhi Police challenged pay disparity between drivers in different central government departments performing identical work.
Justice Chinnappa Reddy held that equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal enforceable through Articles 14 and 16. Where two sets of employees perform the same work under the same employer, they are entitled to the same pay scale.
The starting point for equal pay jurisprudence in India. Cited thousands of times by government employees seeking pay parity, including in Haryana service matters.
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