Entitlement of Contract Workers to Minimum Pay Scales Under Maharashtra CLRA Rules
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Case: MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED v. BHARTIYA KAMGAR KARMACHARI MAHASNGH
Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 21-07-2026
Law: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, Constitution of India, Industrial Disputes Act, Limitation Act.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Examination of the "Equal Pay for Equal Work" principle for contract workers under the CLRA Act.
- Interpretation of Rule 25(2)(iv)(b) of the Maharashtra Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1971.
- Application of the Supreme Court's ratio in "State of Punjab v. Jagjit Singh" regarding minimum pay scales.
- Distinguishing between direct contractual employment and workers engaged through third-party contractors as per "Municipal Council, Nandyal Municipality".
- Judicial review standards for factual findings recorded by the Industrial Tribunal concerning similarity of work.
- Limitation on the recovery of wage arrears based on the date of reference to the Tribunal.
- Statutory liability of the principal employer under Section 21 of the CLRA Act for wage differentials.