AIR INDIA STATUTORY CORPORATION vs UNITED LABOUR UNION .

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, particularly Section 10, which prohibits the employment of contract labor for specific tasks in establishments under the Central Government. The Court held that the prohibition applies to the appellant's activities of sweeping, cleaning, and dusting, affirming the Bombay High Court's decision that the appellant must comply with the Act's provisions. The judgment clarified the role of the appropriate government in determining the applicability of the Act and upheld the revocation of the appellant's registration under the Act.