Sat Pal Puri vs Punjab State Electricity Board And Ors

The Supreme Court held that the decision in Municipal Employees Union (Regd.) Sirhind & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. (2000) 9 SCC 432 is not universally applicable to all employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board, as the Board has the authority to frame its own regulations under Section 79(c) of the Electricity Supply Act, 1948. The Court emphasized that factual foundations for claims regarding remuneration for working on weekends must be established, and the Board's regulations may differ for various categories of employees. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that the Board's regulations govern the remuneration of its technical staff, affirming the need for specific agreements and regulations for different employee categories.