Dy.Director,Social Forestry Divn.& ... vs Lakshmi Chandra

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order directing the payment of minimum pay scale to daily wagers in the Forest Department, citing the principle of equal pay for equal work established in State of U.P. & Ors. Vs. Putti Lal (2006) 9 SCC 337. The Court found that the failure to comply with previous judgments constituted willful disobedience, and mandated the Principal Secretary and Chief Conservator to ensure compliance within a specified timeframe. The Court emphasized that non-implementation would result in the officials being ineligible for salary payments.