Bangalore Metropolitan Transport ... vs T.V.Anandappa

The Supreme Court held that the Labour Court's award reinstating the respondent as a Badli Conductor was incompetent under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, specifically referencing Section 10(1-C) and Section 10(4-A). The Court established that the respondent had no protection under the Act due to the nature of his employment and the delay in raising the dispute. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition and the Labour Court's order for reinstatement.