U.P.RAJYA VIDYUT UTPADAN BOARD vs U.P.VIDYUT MAZDOOR SANGH

The Supreme Court upheld the Labour Commissioner's order under Rule 25(2)(v)(a) of the Uttar Pradesh Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975, which mandated equal wages for contract labour in the temporary filtration plant and regular employees in the main filtration plant, emphasizing that the nature of work was the same. The Court found that the appellants' argument regarding the differences in the plants did not justify unequal pay, thus affirming the principle of equal pay for equal work. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the Labour Commissioner's decision.