The State Of Punjab & Anr vs Dharam Paul & Ors on 22 January, 1996
In support of his case, the applicant has placed reliance on the decisions
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.213 of 2013 (State of Punjab
& Ors. Vs. Jagit Singh & Ors.) and in State of Punjab & Anr. Vs. Dharam Pal
reported in 2017(II) ILR. CUT-728 (SC). The applicant has also cited the
decisions this Tribunal in O.A.No.814 of 2011 - disposed of on 21.10.2913,
O.A.No.533 of 2015 - disposed of on 4.5.2018. I have examined the
applicability of those decisions to the facts of the present O.A. In the decisions
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and of this Tribunal in O.A. No.533 of 2015,
applicability of equal pay for equal pay was the subject matter of
consideration. In the decision of this Tribunal in O.A.No.814 of 2014, as it
reveals, applicant therein had claimed wages of the post of Postman of
Rajanagar Sub Post Office for the period from 08.03.2006 to 26.07.2007. The
Respondents had taken the stand that the applicant had been ordered to
manage the delivery work of Rajnagar SO by the Inspector of Posts,
Pattamundai Sub Division with the existing TRCA applicable to the GDS
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employees. However, the Tribunal taking note of the fact that the applicant
had worked for the post of Postman for 505 days directed payment of daily
wages for the period in question in favour of the applicant. However, the facts
of the present case are quite dissimilar to facts of those case cited supra. In
this connection, it is profitable to quote hereunder the relevant part of Memo
No.B/OS-Misc./06 dated 05.02.2006(R/1) wherein it was directed that: