Supreme Court of India

Indian Overseas Bank v. I.O.B. Staff Canteen Workers Union and Anr.

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1212
Bench S. Saghirahmad and Doraiswamy Raju JJ.
Decided 11 April 2000

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We are of the view that the Industrial Tribunal had over­ whelming materials which constituted ample and sufficient basis for recording its fmdings, as it did, and the manner of consideration undertaken the objectivity of approach adopted and reasonableness of fmdings recorded seem to be unexceptionable.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Labour Laws : Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section 2(5), 25-0-Master servant re la- c tionship-Tests to determine-Cooperative canteen for pmviding services to Bank staff-Bank providing all infrastructural facilities-Canteen being run with funrb provided by Bank-Canteen workers were enlisted under a Welfare Fund Scheme of the Bank-Claim of canteen workers to be treated as employ- ees of the Bank-Whether sustainable-Held, Yes. Constitution of India-A11icle 226-Writ jurisdiction-Scope to interfere with pure finding of fact. Canteen facilities have been provided to the staff employees and the

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