HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELEC.BOARDD vs TIRATH RAJ .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant equal pay to daily wage employees performing clerical duties, citing the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'. The Court clarified that the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985, under Section 14, divests the High Court of jurisdiction in such matters, as established in Union of India vs. Deep Chand Pandey. The appeal was disposed of without interference on merits due to prior settlement of claims.