SAT PAL PURI vs PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD .

The Supreme Court held that the decision in Municipal Employees Union (Regd.) Sirhind & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. (2000) 9 SCC 432 is applicable to the case at hand, concerning the entitlement of employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board to extra wages for working on Saturdays and Sundays. The Court emphasized that factual foundations for such claims must be established and that applications under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act may be entertained. The Court ultimately ruled in favor of the appellants, affirming their right to parity in remuneration as per the established precedent.