SANKAR MUKHERJEE AND ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the exclusion of loaders in the brick department from the notification issued under Section 10(1) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 was arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the work of loading and unloading bricks was integral to the brick department's operations and should not be treated differently from other jobs in the department. Consequently, the Court struck down the exclusion as unconstitutional, affirming the rights of the affected workmen to regular appointment.