Supreme Court of India · 1998-01-13
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPN LTD vs MUMBAI SHRAMIK SANGHA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/6142
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPN LTD
- Respondent
- MUMBAI SHRAMIK SANGHA
- Author
- BHARUCHA S.P. ,KHARE, V.N. ,HEGDE, N. SANTOSH ,SABHARWAL,Y.K. ,PATIL, S.V.
- Bench
- BHARUCHA S.P. ,KHARE, V.N. ,HEGDE, N. SANTOSH ,SABHARWAL,Y.K. ,PATIL, S.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the doubts raised by two judges regarding the interpretation of Section 10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, as established in the Constitution Bench judgment of Gammon (India) Ltd. v. Union of India. The Court reaffirmed that decisions of a Constitution Bench are binding on smaller benches, emphasizing the importance of judicial discipline. The matter was directed to be heard by a two-judge bench, indicating that the previous doubts do not alter the binding nature of the Constitution Bench's ruling.