JAMMU & KASHMIR INDUSTRIES LTD.. vs NAZIR AHMED BEIGH . — C.A. No. 4453/2000

Case under Section XI-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010006552000

Filing Date

10-Jan-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 4453/2000

Diary Number

655/2000

Order Date

29-Mar-2007

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XI-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JAMMU & KASHMIR INDUSTRIES LTD..

    Adv. ANIL KUMAR JHA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.NAZIR AHMED BEIGH .

    Adv. PURNIMA BHAT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Mar-2007

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  3. 28-Feb-2007

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  4. 28-Feb-2007

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  5. 02-Feb-2001

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  6. 10-Jan-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 4453/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Jammu & Kashmir Industries Ltd. v. Nazir Ahmed Beigh Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal on March 29, 2007, setting aside the Division Bench's order and restoring the Single Judge's dismissal of the weavers' claim for pay parity. Key Holding: The Court rejected the weavers' "equal pay for equal work" claim, finding no functional similarity between weavers and warpers. Warpers perform more onerous duties (design preparation, thread selection, pattern setting), while weavers perform actual weaving. The Court held that treating unequal positions equally violates Article 14, and the respondents failed to establish the functional and responsibility equivalence required for such claims. Direction: No costs awarded; the single judge's original order stands. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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