STANDARD CHARTERED BANK vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25.02.2026 Date of decision: 04.05.2026 Uploaded on: 04.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 615/2017 & CM APPL. 2792/2017 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sudhir Nandrajanog, Sr.Adv. with Mr. Amol Sharma, Mr. Ateev Mathur, Ms. Jagruti Ahuja, Mr. Sanjay Gupta & Mr. Ankita Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kaoliangpou Kamei, Adv. Mr. Zain Haider, Adv. Dr. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr. Subhrodeep Sahra, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Anamika Thakur & Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN JUDGMENT SHAIL JAIN, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner, Standard Chartered Bank, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, assailing the decision taken by the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) in its 90th meeting held on 04.11.2016, the minutes whereof were circulated on 30.12.2016, whereby the Board directed that the Committee constituted earlier shall proceed Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAPIL W.P.(C) 615/2017 Page 1 of 21 KUMAR Signing Date:04.05.2026 16:48:29 further and submit its report in relation to the issue of engagement of contract labour in the establishments of the Petitioner. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. The facts, in brief, leading to the filing of the present petition are that the Petitioner, Standard Chartered Bank, is a foreign banking company carrying on banking operations in India through its various branches. The present dispute arises out of a complaint dated 03.10.2002 made by Respondent No.3, namely Grindlays Bank Employees’ Union, Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as "the minority union"), before the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, alleging that the Peti