State Of Orissa & Ors. Appellants vs Balaram Sahu & Ors., Etc. Etc. ...

The Supreme Court upheld the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' for N.M.R. workers, affirming their right to remuneration on par with regularly employed staff under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court directed the regularization of workers who had completed five years of continuous service and sustained the High Court's decision for equal pay effective from the date of the Writ Petition. The appeals by the State were dismissed, reinforcing the rights of the workers to equal treatment and regularization.