Supreme Court of India · 2006-10-31
All India ITDC Workers Union & Ors. vs ITDC & Ors.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/64409
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- All India ITDC Workers Union & Ors.
- Respondent
- ITDC & Ors.
- Author
- A.K. MATHUR AR. LAKSHMANAN
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR DR. AR. LAKSHMANAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the writ petition filed by employees of Hotel Agra Ashok against the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) regarding the sale of the hotel, asserting that the sale was arbitrary and discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that the employees' service conditions must be preserved despite the change in ownership and mandated the implementation of the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for the employees. The Court emphasized the need for fair treatment of employees during disinvestment processes.