RATAN CHANDRA SAMANTA vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court ruled that the casual labourers of South Eastern Railway, retrenched between 1975-78, are entitled to be included in the live casual labourer register and to be reemployed according to their seniority, as per the Railway Board's circulars dated 8th and 18th June 1981 and previous judgments from 1985 and 1987. The Court emphasized that the authorities must adhere to the established guidelines for recruitment and retrenchment, and any failure to comply would be a violation of the rights of the retrenched workers. The Court directed the opposite parties to implement the scheme for reemployment as per the laid down procedures.