CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORTION vs GOVT. OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 27.03.2025 Pronounced on: 24.04.2025 W.P.(C) 4114/2008 CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION…..Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. With Mr. K.K. Tyagi, Mr. Iftakhar Ahmed, Ms. Vasudha Singh, Ms. Garima Tyagi, Advs. versus GOVT. OF INDIA .....Respondents Through: Mr. T.P. Singh, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel for R-1/UOI. Ms. Asha Jain Madan, Adv. For R-2 to R- 225. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 24.04.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The present writ petition challenges notification dated 17 November 2006 issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, whereby employment of contract labour in the petitioner’s 1 establishment was prohibited. 2. The impugned notification issued under Section 10 (1) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 2, prohibited the employment of contract labour in the works of handling import and 1 Central Warehousing Corporation, “CWC” hereinafter 2 “the Act” hereinafter 3. CWC’s challenge alleges non-application of mind, as required by, and in accordance with, Section 10 (2) of the Act, while issuing the impugned notif