EMPLOYERS ON RELN. TO MGT. OF R.B.I. vs THEIR WORKMEN

The Supreme Court upheld the award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under Section 10(1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, affirming that 166 employees engaged in catering establishments of the Reserve Bank of India are indeed workmen of the Bank. The Court ruled that their demand for regularization with retrospective effect was justified, emphasizing the Bank's welfare obligations despite its sovereign functions. The appeal by the Bank was dismissed, thereby granting relief to the employees.