Supreme Court of India

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. K.V. Shramik Sangh and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 1122
Bench D.P. Mohapatra and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 12 April 2002

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned judgment and order cannot be upheld.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Labour Laws: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970)-Contract Labour-Employment of-Allegation that contract was sham-Denial of allegation by principal employer-High Court ordered for abolition of contract labour system and absorption of identified contract labourers directly without referring it to State or Industrial Adjudicator-Contract held to be sham on the ground that the principal employer and the contractors did not comply with the provisions of the Act-On appeal-Held, order of High Court not sustainable-High Court could have directed the appropriate Authority to pass

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