Temporary employees entitled To Minimum Wages Applicable to Regular Employees Holding Same Post: SC

Sabha Shankar Dube Vs Divisional Forest Officer & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The issue that was considered by this Court in Jagjit Singh (supra) is whether temporary employees (daily wage employees, ad hoc appointees, employees appointed on casual basis, contractual employees and likewise) are entitled to the minimum of the regular pay scales on account of their performing the same duties which are discharged by those engaged on regular basis against the sanctioned posts. After considering several judgments including the judgments of this Court in Tilak Raj (supra) and Surjit S...