MARATHWADA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY vs MARATHWADA KRISHI VIDYAPITH,M.S.K.S.&ORS

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's decision that daily rated workers at Marathwada Agricultural University were entitled to wages equivalent to those of permanent workers, as per the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The Court emphasized that the denial of appropriate wages constituted exploitation of labor, and directed the University to pay wages based on the minimum pay scale plus dearness allowance. The Court also ordered the formation of a committee to rationalize wages, clarifying that the issue was about pay parity rather than regularization of employment under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.