GOURI SANKAR CHATTERJEE vs TEXMACO LTD. .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Division Bench of the High Court which set aside the award of the Industrial Tribunal regarding the regularization of 'Budli' workers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court found that the Tribunal had enlarged the scope of the Reference without notifying the management, which constituted an error of jurisdiction. The Court directed that the matter be reconsidered afresh by the Industrial Tribunal in accordance with law, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.