Union Of India & Ors vs Rajesh Kumar Gond

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's ruling that denied the Union of India's challenge against the pay parity claim of a Junior Hindi Translator. The Court emphasized the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' as enshrined in Article 39(d) of the Constitution, noting that no evidence was presented to distinguish the functional requirements of the roles in question. The Court cited Randhir Singh v. Union of India, (1982) 1 SCC 618, reinforcing that equal work deserves equal pay, leading to the dismissal of the special leave petition.