https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171054 The Supreme Court treated the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 as welfare legislation and held that the Central Government was the appropriate Government for a public sector establishment under deep governmental control. It upheld the prohibition notification as a valid exercise of statutory power based on the perennial nature of the work and the advisory material considered. On abolition of contract labour for such work, the Court held that the affected workers were entitled to absorption as regular employees, with relief enforceable in judicial review and seniority linked to engagement, subject to retrenchment principles where necessary. en-us Wed, 06 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 May 2022 15:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171054 The Supreme Court treated the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 as welfare legislation and held that the Central Government was the appropriate Government for a public sector establishment under deep governmental control. It upheld the prohibition notification as a valid exercise of statutory power based on the perennial nature of the work and the advisory material considered. On abolition of contract labour for such work, the Court held that the affected workers were entitled to absorption as regular employees, with relief enforceable in judicial review and seniority linked to engagement, subject to retrenchment principles where necessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171054