HARYANA VIDYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LTD. &ANR. vs GULSHAN LAL .

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of a judgment from the Civil Judge, Faridabad, regarding the entitlement of employees of the Haryana State Electricity Board to higher pay scales based on the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948. The Court upheld the lower court's decree that the plaintiffs were entitled to the pay scales of Rs. 1400-2600 from 24.10.1991 and Rs. 5000-8000 from 1.1.1996, but clarified that the plaintiffs were not entitled to interest as claimed. The Court emphasized that the decree had attained finality and the appellants' objections regarding execution were dismissed.