Supreme Court of India

Sarva Shramik Sangh v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 39
Bench R.V. Raveendran and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 13 April 2009

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above we allow this appeal and direct the Central Government to reconsider the matter in the light of the observations above and take an appropriate decision on the request for reference of the dispute to the Industrial G adjudicator.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Res judicata: When the parties are different, issues are different, reliefs are different, the question of either res judicata, or finality of proceedings, acquiescence or estoppel would not arise - On facts, worker union representing the canteen workers of the contractor engaged by company for running its canteen filed first writ petition seeking abolition of ~ contract labour system which was dismissed for want to prosecution - Second writ petition filed for making reference under s. 10 to industrial tribunal to decide whether the contract between company and canteen contractor was sham -

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