Supreme Court of India

Umrala Gram Panchayat v. The Secretary, Municipal Employees Union & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 3 S.C.R. 659
Bench V. Gopala Gowda and C. Nagappan JJ.
Decided 27 March 2015

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated supra, we dismiss the appeals and direct the appellants to treat the services of the B concerned workmen as permanent employees, after five years of their initial appointment as daily wage workmen till they attain the age of superannuation for the purpose· of granting terminal benefits to them.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

c Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-ss.2(ra), 25(T)- Unfair labour practice- Daily wage workers - Benefit of permanency, entitlement of - Workmen appointed to the post of safai kamdars of the Gram Panchayat- Serving for varied years- o 18 years, 16 years, 8 years, 5 years but considered as daily wage workers- Industrial dispute raised by workmen seeking benefit of permanency under the Panchayat-Award passed by the labour court that workmen to be made permanent employees - Said award upheld by the High Court - · Justification of- Held: Orders of the High Court and the Award passed by the Labour

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