Utkal University And Anr vs Jyotirmayee Nayak And Ors

The Supreme Court examined whether employees appointed on a consolidated salary basis are entitled to pay parity with regular employees in similar positions. The respondents, serving as Library Assistants and Attendants, sought regularisation and regular pay scales. The Court analyzed whether the absence of a formal appointment order for a regular pay scale precludes the claim for salary parity based on the terms of the initial consolidated appointment.