SARVA SHRAMIK SANGH vs INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD..

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the appellant union, representing canteen workers, was estopped from seeking a different legal stance after previously filing for the abolition of contract labor under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. The Court held that the dismissal of the earlier writ petition for non-prosecution barred the appellant from asserting that the contract was sham in a subsequent petition. The Court also upheld the Central Government's refusal to refer the dispute to the Industrial Tribunal under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, affirming that the government acted within its authority and did not err in its decision.