Equal Pay For Equal Work” Not A Fundamental Right: SC

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs R.D. Sharma (Supreme Court of India) It may be noted that Supreme court has consistently held that the equation of post and determination of pay scales is the primary function of the executive and not the judiciary and therefore ordinarily courts will not enter upon the task of job evaluation which is generally left to the expert bodies like the Pay Commissions. This is because such job evaluation exercise may include various factors including the relevant data and scales for evaluating performances of different groups of employees, and such evaluation would be both ...