MUNICIPAL CORPN. OF GREATER MUMBAI vs K.V.SHRAMIK SANGH .

The Supreme Court ruled that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is the principal employer under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970, as the work performed by contract labour is of a perennial nature and integral to the Corporation's statutory duties. The Court emphasized that the Corporation's failure to register as a principal employer and the contractors' lack of licenses under the CLRA Act constituted a violation of the law. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's order to abolish the contract labour system in the Solid Waste Management Department, affirming the workers' rights as employees of the Corporation.