UNION OF INDIA vs PRADIP KUMAR DEY

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of equal pay for equal work under the Fourth Pay Commission recommendations. The Court held that the respondent, a Naik (Radio Operator) in the CRPF, could not equate his pay scale with that of an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, as the duties and responsibilities were not comparable. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to fix the pay of the respondent at Rs.1320-2040, emphasizing that the Fourth Pay Commission had adequately addressed pay disparities among various categories of employees, and the claim for equal pay was not substantiated.