SWAPAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY & ORS. vs TAPAS CHAKRAVORTY & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the pay scale dispute of Inspectors of Factories under the Factories Act, 1948, specifically referencing Section 8 and Section 9. The Court upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court which granted the pay scale of Rs. 1100-1900 to Inspectors of Factories (Chemical) effective from 1.4.1981, affirming that the State Government's earlier refusal to implement the Pay Commission's recommendations was unjustified. The Court concluded that the Inspectors are entitled to the revised pay scale, thereby reinforcing the principle of fair remuneration for government employees.