Mgurneiactiepralmucmobrapioration ... vs K.V.Shramik Sangh & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is the principal employer under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970, and cannot evade its responsibilities by employing contract labor for statutory duties. The Court emphasized that the work performed by the contract labor is of a perennial nature and that the Corporation's failure to register as a principal employer and the contractors' lack of licenses under the CLRA Act constitutes a violation of the law. The appeal by the Corporation was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order to recognize the workers as employees of the Corporation.