STATE OF U.P. & ORS. vs J.P. CHAURASIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the bifurcation of the cadre of Bench Secretaries into two grades with different pay scales violated the constitutional right to 'equal pay for equal work' under Articles 14 and 39(d). The Court held that the determination of pay scales and the equation of posts must be left to expert bodies like Pay Commissions, and that differences in duties and responsibilities could justify different pay scales. The Court allowed the appeal, affirming that the existing pay structure was not violative of constitutional rights.