STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs DAYA LAL .

The Supreme Court addressed the claims of temporary employees in aided hostels for regularization and equal pay with their counterparts in government hostels. The Court held that the respondents, who were appointed as Superintendents, Cooks, and Chowkidars, were entitled to salaries comparable to those in government hostels, as per the principles of equal pay for equal work. The Court directed the State Government to frame a scheme for regularization and payment of salaries in accordance with the established norms, thereby upholding the rights of the employees under Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution.