Supreme Court of India

Ram Singh and Ors. v. Union Territory, Chandigarh and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 357
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 7 November 2003

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, these appeals are dismissed but without prejudice to the rights of the employees to resort to the remedy of industrial adjudication in accordance with law as explained above.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Labour Laws : Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970-Contract labour employed with Government Administration-Control of the means and method of work of contractor with the principal employer-Application before Central Administrative Tribunal for regularization of service-Application rejected as not maintainable-Writ Petition rejected by High Court-On appeal, held: Where control is with the principal employer, mere fact of formal employment by an independent contractor will not relieve the principal employer of his liability-But, whether a particular relationship between employer

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