G.M., O.N.G.C.,SHILCHAR vs O.N.G.C. CONTRACTUAL WORKERS UNION

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Industrial Tribunal that the members of the ONGC Contractual Workers Union were employees of ONGC, thereby directing the regularization of their services. The Court found that the High Court had erred in its assessment by treating the Tribunal's findings as beyond its jurisdiction and failing to recognize the absence of evidence for contract labor. The judgment emphasized that the ONGC's obligation to regularize the workers' services was valid under the Contract Labour (Regularisation & Abolition) Act, 1970, and restored the Tribunal's award.