VEGOILS PRIVATE LEMITED vs THE WORKMEN

The Supreme Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's decision to abolish contract labour for loading and unloading seed bags and feeding hoppers, citing the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969. The Court established that the Tribunal had jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute despite the enactment of these laws, as they were not in force at the time of the reference. The Court confirmed that the work was of a perennial nature and should be performed by permanent workers, aligning with the principles of discouraging contract labour in similar industries.