Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
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Subject Keyword | Division Bench directed employer-Mill to give equal pay and other benefits to contract labourer as that of regular employees-Correctness of-Held: Division Bench ought not to have ventured roving enquiry-Proper course was to direct authority concerned to decide the issue. proviso-Contract labourer claiming wages similar to regular labourer-Assistant Labour Commissioner after examining nature ofjob submitted report-Labour commissioner after examining said report passed interim order allowing existing condition of wages and other facilities to continue till further evaluation-Single judge D of High Court dismissed writ petition-On writ appeal Labour laws: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Assam Rules 1971 -r. 25 (2)M (a) |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Labour laws: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Assam Rules, 1971 - r. 25 (2)(v) (a), proviso - Contract labourer claiming wages similar to regular labourer - Assistant Labour Commissioner after examining nature of job submitted report - Labour commissioner after examining said report passed interim order allowing existing condition of wages and other facilities to continue till further evaluation - Single judge of High Court dismissed writ petition - On writ appeal, Division Bench directed employer - Mill to give equal pay and other benefits to contract labourer as that of regular employees - Correctness of - Held: Division Bench ought not to have ventured roving enquiry - Proper course was to direct authority concerned to decide the issue. The respondent-union filed a representation on behalf of contract labourers before the Labour Court for implementation of Rule 25(2)(v)(a) of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Assam Rules, 1971. The Mill did not submit its comments on the said representation. Thereafter the Labour Officer, by his letter dated 9.9.1993 forwarded all the materials to the Labour Commissioner for final decision. On receipt of the same, the Labour Commissioner directed the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Silchar to determine the nature of work in the finishing house of the Mill by regular workers and contract labourers. Pursuant to the same, the Assistant Labour Commissioner visited the Mill and after examining the nature of the job performed by the contract labourers and regular employees, forwarded its report. The Labour Commissioner, after examining the said report passed an interim order, allowing the existing condition of wages and other facilities to continue till further evaluation.The respondent-union filed writ petition which was dismissed by Single Judge of High Court. On appeal, the Division Bench allowed the representation of the Trade Union on merits and directed the appellant-Mill to give equal pay and other benefits to the contract labourers as that of regular employees. Hence the present appeal. |
Judge | Honble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam |
Neutral Citation | 2007 INSC 1307 |
Petitioner | Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. |
Respondent | Kagajkal Thikadar Sramik Union & Ors. |
SCR | [2007] 13 S.C.R. 774 |
Judgement Date | 2007-12-14 |
Case Number | 8601 |
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