400 1 1 CV t V RP NO16 of2009 etc t INTHE IlIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT 1 1 CHANDIGARII DATEOF e Q 1CWP NO116 of2009 l 0 Rajinder Kumar and others PetititlllCrS C VERSUS C5 StateofPunjab Otlters I 2eCWPNo13772 of2008 1 Z TejPal Singh and othcrs ePetitioners 5 2 f VERSUS I Stateof Punjab Si Othcrs Respondents 06 3CWP No7853 of 1999 00 J JaswinderSinghetce Petitioners 1 mm Z VERSUS 0 StatcofPunjab etCe 4CWP No125530f1999 DaanSingh and others ctitioners e VERSUS StateofPunjab 8 Others llespondenls 5CWP No191950f2008 tl ManjitSingh and others Petitioners VERSUS StateofPunjab Others 7cspondents 6CWP N0S461of2009 1 Narinder Singhand others ctitioners e 4 Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 401 r VP NO116 of2009 etce 7 4 1 VERSUS StateofPunjab Others i No1170f2009 JagjitSingh and others Petitioners VERSUS m 0 Stateof Punjab 82Others eRespondents 0 8eCWPN05472 of 2009 J 0 Hira Lal and othcrs eeePetitioners 0 VERSUS I StateofPunjab 8 Others Respondents Z 9eCWP Noe82of2003 1 n Bhola Singh and others eeePetitioners Cl I VERSUS 08 StateofPunjab0 Others c0 e 1OCWP Nol5217 of2008 Vm SubhashChand and others eee Petitioners Z VERSUS StateofPunjabc0 Others eeeRespondents 11CWP No15204 of2008 Raj Kumar and others Petitioners Cw VERSUS StateofPunjab 52 Othcrs 2CWP No19726 of2008 Makhan Singh and others eeePetilitlners VERSUS StateofPunjab 8 Othcrs Rcspondents 1 No107 of2003 Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 402 4 1 CWP NO116 of2009 etce 3 Hans Raj and others Petitioners 1 1 VERSUS StateofPunjab Others Respondcnts 14CWP No16772 of2008 J ShinderPal and others OeePetitioncrs VERSUS StateofPunjab 52Others Respondents 0 0 I CORAM C5 HONBLE MRJUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI I Z PRESENT MrKArora MrlDSamlni MrGBal MrlSMailllas MrRaineshGoel MrLSammi Mi7Ialnllli m ri Advocatesfor thepetitioner I MsCharuTuli StDAG Punjabfor 08 PermodKohliJe ClO Since coinmon qiistioilsof law aild ac6 are inv61vcdin thcse wrlt wmvo Z the same are of bythis COIlllllOll order Forthc sake o Ll facls are bciilglakeil l70111 CWI Ntl1 16 012009 The petitioners in thesepetitionsare working on dailywage basis in differetcapacities in the Stateof Punjab the Oof Water and SanitationThe prayersin aIl lhesepelitions arc lIi griIIll 4 of wages at lhe of lhe plly sctllc 2Is rCviSCdllIll liIllC tO lllllC allowances and arrears ol saliwy or ii pcrltl1 llllcc YC11S thefilingofthe writ petitions Thepetitioners had earlier filed CWP No 12 11 0012002 which canle tobedisposed of vide order dated22 l 2007 with a dircction to lIgineer PW9 Public Health RWS Citcle Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 403 Cf VVPNO16 of2009 etc 1 Gurdaspur to take a decision on the ISSue Iilvolved keepingin view the decision renderedby the Supreme Court in llle CtISC ol SeeretlIr 5t1ttelIl 1 Karnataka vsUma Dcviand others2006 31SLR 1 bypassing a Iilell t reasonecl speaking orders within SlX inonths froln the date of receijot of a certifled copy of the order On the basis of the aforesaid order the EngineerWater Supplyand Sanitation Circle Ludhiana m tr vide his order dated253008 Annexure l 21allegcdlyrciccledllic clai111 0 ofthe petitioners atthisslageIt has beenheld that under C I the Government Policy dated 151 2006 tlle lS lo 11c C5 ordered on of 10 years or more servIce strictlyaccording to their seniorityln the concerned categoryagainstthe available regular Z sancti6nedvacant postswith the lt has been illentioned thal 1 has been made in different againstthe available I 08 vacancies For Pump has been made upto638 oo for Mali Cum Chowkidar upto570 and for lritter Coolic uplo 72 01 lllc 7 senorityIist whereas the numbers are inuch below and thc Z petitioners case will bconsidered as andwhen their turn coines according Om to their senioritylt is further statedthat none of the juniorpersonsto thc havebeen Learned counsel for the have arguedthat the claim of the petitioners in the aforesaid writ WEISllOl Ior C0 regularizationbut for the grantof tllc Illllllllllllll lllc jlay scl11eiovllicllh1s been extendedto similarlysituatedpersonsand Iargeilulllbet of persons engagedOll dailywage basis latcr lil lllllC lllltil lllC IOCI Ill tlllCrS IlC IlCCIl granted such benellts while denyingthe salne treatmenl to thepetitiollers This fact is also evideill lrolll OilC of llle jtidgnlcnldtIlcd Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 404 j 4 7P NO16 of2009 etc 5 S 22 1007 passedin CWP No 11211of 2002 lllcd by thepetitionerslllc petitioners have Iilcd lllis Ilelilitlil Ihe I7Iresitl 1 and havesoughlthe reliel Ior lhe grant of Hlagesat the minimumofthe pay scale In all the otherpetitionsalso the relicl is fOl grantof wages at lhe Illlllillllllll of tlle pay scalc llc havc rclicd upon various judginents ofthis Courtandthe Honble Court earlier L passed 0 However the clailn of thepetitioners 0 1S opposedand resistedbv tlle I respondents Oll the grotlndthat the petitioners not entitled to lhc sanlc are C5 I wages as are grantedto the regularly 0f lhe Sla tc MsCharu Tuli Iearnedcounsel for the respondents has submittedthat Z Ill thelightof the ofthe Hoilble Supreine Cotirl iil the case tlf tlma Devi upra the petitioners are not entitled to be regularisedIl has I 08 furtherbeen arguedon behalfof the that bygranting Silllllar Qo payscales would amount to treatingtlle unequalswith equalswhich ilscll n7 iS ln contravention to the provisioiisof Articles 14 and 16 of the Z ConstitutionofIndia ll I haveheardlearnedcounsel for the partiesIt is not disputed thatthe petitionersare workingin varlous capacltiesas PulnpOperators MalieCulll Chawkidar Fitter Coolie Fitter HelperStore Munshi and on such 00ler C capacitiesIt is adnlittcdpositionlhtll llle joelilitlllCrS2IrC llll tlaily wagebasis for the Iast tlumber of ycarS i Il SOillC COSCS Illtly Ilc Illtlre Ihan two decadesIt 1S pleadedin the Nt that lhere is hojogcjcos group of thousandsof working Oll dailywage basis lll the Stale of Punjab171eduties and responsibilities of the ill tlieir respective categories are same hey perforillidentical fiinctions and sle Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 405 NP NO16 of2009 etc 6 siinilar responsibilities Even the dutiesamongstthe enlployees 111llleir 1 categories are inteichangecThey cillployees ollle Sltllc StiItc arc SillllC wlse senioritylists have been prepared for and all the petition6rsare borile on the joiilt scnioritylists A Iargcnumncr oftlttily wagerseven engagedlater n tlllle Stand whereas others are gettingmlnimum of pay scale under vanous judgmentsofthis court and 1 L the Honble ApexCourt The havereferred to a Iargenunlberof 0 judgmentspassedby Honble Supreme Court and thisCourt Some 01 such C d I are noticed hereunder C5 I In the case of State of Punjab8i Others VS Dcvinder Singh40 Ofhers Civil Appeal NoA492 of 1997 decided on the Z Honble Supreine Court has madefollowing observatiollSl 44eeeeOOllr view the principle EclualPay Ior 0 C45 EqualWork can ensure to the to the r Iiinited extent that when theyWere found to have 7 been givingsilnilar work as Ledger Z Keeperstheycould have been paidthe ofthe pay Scale of a LedgerKeeperwhich was available to regularly appointed Ledger Clerks Learned counsel for the 4 respoildents cou ld 110l Slicccssflillv cotllend tll11 such an order should not have been passedWe thereforeallow this appealto the linlited extcnt thatthoughtherespondents are held limited on the principleofEqualPayfor EqualWork to gel the salaryavaiIable to the Ledger Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 406 r 1 1 1 A7PNO116 of2009 etce 7 Clcrks who are recruited thcyIv011dIoc 1 cnlillcd l lllC Illllllllllllll 11Ilic jliy stlc 411ille Keeperswhich may be avaiIable lo the opointedLedger Keepersand they cannot be straightwaypaidthe runningtinle scale as theywere not as Ledger r ClerkSe04 59 0 On thebasis of the oresaidjudgmentCWP No 0017 of C I 1995was decided videjudginentdated 2081 998 passedby this Colirt C5 wherein followingobservationshavebeen inadel 64AccordinglyI allow the writ petitionand direct the Z to pay the minilllllm pay scale to the f availableto the regularOclroi Clcrks 4 petitloners as iS I with allowances Oll the basis aiid the 08 QO bctwcenthe emoluinentsalreadypaidto each wao ofthe shall be paidfor a periodofthree years Z prioito the Olingof the writ petitionie lrom 122 992 Clm The arrears So calculatedshall be paidIvithin four monthsThere will be no order as to costs 99 A similar order caine to be passedbyHonble SupreineCourt in llloe C case of NagarPanchayatBhikhiwind vs Kulbir SinghS Olhers il Il Noe187911999decidcd on 30319991Ivhcrcinit hasbeenobservecl asunder1 41 are undertheappellalll the HighCourt for the relief lhat l1iey are entitledto thc sclIlc 01 pllV ils is Ivllililhlc Io Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 407 j 1 1T 2WP NO116 of2009 etc 8 r regular in the scale The 1 IearnedSingleJudgegrantedthe said relief Oll appealtheDivisionBench hascome to concllislotl that there is no justificationto interferewith the order of the learnedSingleJudge blit ftlrlIlCr clarified that So far as the arrears are concerned 1 the would be entitled to draw at llle 0 C minimuin ofthe scaJeofpayfor a pcriodof3 years I priorto dateofthe fllingofthe writ petition 49 C5 A Division Bench ofthis CourtaIlowed CWP Noe7807of 1999 Oll 142000 relyingupon the abovementioned and made Z fol lowing observationsl W2 46e211le doclrlne of cqualpay Ol CclUillIVtlrk Z 08 enshrined Iil Article 3911of the Collstitution r10 lmposesa dutyOll the publicemployer to pay V7 Z siinilar wagesto the doingsimilar work 410 and in view of the fact that the dutles CL beine perfonnedby the petitioners are similar to those ClerkslOctroiClerks and Drivers wllo are bciilg C paidsalaryIll thc regulartime scale we flild IllCrlt Ill lhc cliliill 111tllL pclllltlrlClSIllit lllrv Irc eiilillcd to bepaidsalaryin thercgularpay scale Hence the writ petition 1S aIlowed The are dlrectedto pay to the petitioners minlmUill ofthe regularpay scal es prescribed for the posts of ClerkslOctroiClerks and Drivers Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 408 1 r 1 1 erT 9 Theyshall also be paidDearnessAl lowance and other allowancesas may be adnlissibleto such underthe RulesThe different between P the emoluinentsalreadypaidto thepetitioners and which maybe payable to them in termsofthe order shall be confined to a periodof threeyearspriorto m the date of fllingof the wrtt petitionThe arrears 0 shall be paidlo thc pclilIotlerswilhlil 11 IlCrltld01 0 I four monthsOom the date of rec6iptof a certified C5 I copyofthis order The petitioners have placed on record a number of Z this Court and Honble Supreine Court whereinthe aforesaidj C have beenrelied upon whicloile not beingadhereclto I To the contraryMsCharu Tuli Iearnedcounscl for the respoildelllS 08 rlO has relied upon State of Haryanaand another ve Tihlk Raj and othcrs VS7 AIR 2003 SupremcCourt 2658 In the aloresaid Z whlle the of of doctrine of EqualPay for EqualWork qua the dailywagersin coinparisonwith the regularand pernianent staff Honble Supreme Courtomadefollowineobservations C 13Equal Pay for equalwork is a coilceIOl which r requires for its applicability comjolctcoild Ivholcsalc identitybetween a group 0 employeesclainlillg identical pay scales and the other group of employees who have alreadyearned such pay scales The problenl about equalpay cannot alwaysbe translated 111l0 a lllatheInalicallorlllltla 13 d Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 17r CWP NOJ16 of2009etc 10 Referenceisalso madeto lhc Iglllelltpassedin the case ol State of Orissa and others vse Balaram Sahu and othcrs 220031l Suprenle Court Cases 250 wherein Hoble Supreme Courl lnade observations Though eual pay for equalworl is considered to be a concomitantof Article 14 j as Ct much as equalwork for unequalWOrk will also 0 C3 ba negatioil of thtltriglltequalplIywould clcIleiltl I uponilot on Iy the natureor the volulne of work C5 I ebut also Oil the qualitative differenceas regards Z reliability and as well and lough the functions tnay be the saine but the responsibi lities do nIakc tI rcill illld Sllllsliilllliil 06 difference m xxx XXX XXX XXX wa Z 132To claiin a reliefon the basis tt IS tl fortheclaimantstosObstantive8 cJeait basisof equivalence and a resultanthostile discriminatiotl before eligibleto elaiin rightsonapar C Wltll the other group VlS1IIS 2111 allcged discriininalion 99 Another judglnentrelied upon by MsCharu uli IS Ill the case o State of Punjaband Othcrs vse Surinder Singhand anotlicr 2007 11 SCT628 whereinfollowingobservationshavebeeninadel 6The principleof equalpay for equalwork has gOllca sea changeEarlicr thc View Ol this Cullrt Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 11 5 42 1 410 l 1 1 1 J l l W21Sthat if lwo pcrsoils OrC lhc S21111C iilnctions theywill be entitled to same wages thisView has been and 110111 he view of this COUrt 1S that lhere should be completeand total identitybetween the tIvO personsiinilarlysituated so as to grantof equal 1 1 pay for equalWork Recentlythis Court has held 0 0 that identitybetweell two persons has to be coinpleteand total In case of a regularappolntee C5 I he has a sclection process and his Z services are regularEvcn ifa dailywageemployec lS the same iOns as a rcgular r einployee the authoritiesare not bound to grant I 08 equalpay to such o pcrson Ivlltl is ljlpoiilledOtl CO dailywage basisie appointedfor a short ternl and m has not faced the selectionprocessThus lhe e Z 4 0 Om principleof equalpay for equalwork has to be grantedonly if there is a total and complete identitybetweenthe two persons In lhis view we are supportedby a dccision 01 this Court iil llle 4 case of SeCChandra tO Othcrs vse State of Jharkhand and others 2007 49SCT 76 2007 91 SCR 130JT 2007 101sc 272 which has beenreferredto earlier in decisionsoflis Court XXX XXX XXX 8n view of the Iegalposltlon as mentioned Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 79Cs 411 Il 6 P CWPNO2116of2009 etc 12 above we are of llle lllat llle VlClv lilken by the Honble 14ighCourt grantiilgpay scaJe 0 regular lo the daily wage does not appearto be well founded 1 we allow theseappealsand set aside the order of the HighCourt as also thc Tritll Cotirt clisilliss 1 l thc suits Illcd bylllc resptlildeilts Ilcrclil 0 0 The dictuIn ofthe relied upon byMsCllaru uli I 1Sthatthe doctrineof equalpayfor equalwork cannot be invokcd merelv C5 J 1 becausesome are similar kind of duties A lot of othei consideratiotlS are required to be seen fOrwhich the rclevalltIlltlterial Z must be placedon record Similar issuewas cotlsideredbythis Court in thc r caseofPardecpKllnlar and tllhers vse State 111Punjlilla11l1others1tWP I 08 NoS671 of 1987 decided on 3 1 1 In thc aloresald casc whi Ic OO the judgmentof Honble SupremeCourt in the case o 7 urinder Singh supral followingobservationshavebeeninadel Z 46However in SuiinderKunlars Clm case supral Ihe Honble Apex Cou rt has ru led thal tlle joritlciple cannot be applied unless there is total and idcn1 bellvcellthc IWtl llCrStlllSIIl 1llc C present case on accouilt of various earlier judgment of this Court conflnned by the Hone Supreme Court dailywagers in almosl aJl lhe are gettingthe basic salaryin the pay Scale of equivalentpost occupiedby the regular and this benefit has been allowed to Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document t CWPNO116 of2009 etc 13 J theill for the periodpreceding threeyearsand lIVO lnonths before the filingof the Mlrit petitioilThe petitioners are similarlysituatedand thusthere lS coinplete and total identitybetweenthe and the daily wagers who are workingin other in the State The cannotbe 1 denied the similat benellts as has been grailtedto 0 othcrdiliIywiigcrs wIrkiilgitl lllc SlIiIle ond tl lIlcr C3 I in theStateof Punab 71 C5 I The sum and substanceofthe relied upon both the sideslS thatthe doctrineof equalpay for equalwork is applicable onlywherethe Z identitybetween the ly wagersand regular appointed is eslablished The spccillcavernlcnts nlade bv thc I petitioners are thathey are performiilg the same duties as the regularly 08 0 appointed are perforining and a Iargenunlber of dailywagcrs em are gettingthe minimumof the pay scalebyvirtue of variousjudginents of Z the Honble Supreme Court and this Court as also thal somc time lllc posts Ll are These avernlenls havc not becn denicd ond dispulcd ill the replyflled by the The onlyargunlentsraised on behalf of the is that dailywagershavenot been selecledby any proccss C of selection whereastheregularlyappointcd WCrC dulyselcctccl In view of the catena of judginentsof this Court affirined by the Honble Supreme Court referred to here4toove I am of the considered view that thepetitioners cannot be denied a similar treatinent as givento otherdaily 1 wagersworkingin of th Statein the same categories to which the petilionersbelongEveil tllc spcclIlc 21VCrtllClllSol thc Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document r Vl 1 er 1 l 6 0 05j 9 LV rl 21 1111 14 1731 1 i 11 4d pelltiOllers tllatpcrsoils Who lre Itlteriil l iille than the pcliliclilers b I l aregettingminiinumpay scales havenot beendenied It ls 1101 to say that thee is colpletetotaland wholesaleidcillitybcllwcll 7F dailywagers alrcadygettingIllllllllllllll Ir the ofpay scaleunderthe court ordersandthepetitioners In view of the above thesepetitions The hall r be entitled to ininimUm of the pay scale of the to which thcv 0 with all allowancesas revisedfroin tiineto tinle However llle relief 0 shallbe confined to threeyears preceding thefiling ofle writ petitions 111 C5 each case I A copy beplaced on record on eachconcelned flle Z r I PERMOD KOllIl S 08 J lJDG E oo 1 09 11 009 mn MFK Z L to be referredto Reportcr or nol9YESIN a l 21740 8 Clc h k V4 r 16v Rawat Seema 2014.02.12 11:01 True Scanned Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document