N.T.P.C. vs BADRI SINGH THAKUR .

The Supreme Court addressed the employment status of contract workers engaged by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and the M.P. Industrial Relation Act, 1960. The Court held that despite the workers being employed through a contractor, their work was integral to the Corporation's operations, thus entitling them to the same wages and conditions as regular employees under Section 10 of the 1960 Act. The Court ruled in favor of the workers, emphasizing the need to prevent the circumvention of labor laws by the Corporation.