State Of M.P. And Ors vs Onkar Prasad Patel

The Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the Labour Court and the Industrial Court regarding the classification of a workman as a permanent employee under the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960. The Court emphasized that for regularization, the employee must have completed six months of satisfactory service in a clear vacancy, as per Section 31(3) and Section 61 of the M.P. Act. The Court found that the workman did not provide evidence of a clear vacancy and thus affirmed the lower courts' findings that he was not entitled to the benefits of permanent classification.