STATE OF PUNJAB vs JASBIR SINGH .

The Supreme Court held that the respondents, who were teachers in the Punjab Education Department, were entitled to the pay scale applicable to lecturers from the date of their initial deputation until their absorption as lecturers. The Court found that the High Court erred in rejecting the claim for arrears of salary as belated, emphasizing the principle of equal pay for equal work. The Court upheld the High Court's direction for salary benefits from the date of initial appointment, notwithstanding the stipulations in the government order dated 3.8.1990.