KERALA STATE CASHEW DEVELOPMENT CORP. vs SHAHAL HASSAN MUSSALIAR

The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala Cashew Factories (Requisitioning) Act, 1979, emphasizing its purpose to protect workers' interests by allowing the Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation to retain possession of cashew factories whose leases had expired. The Court clarified that the Act was enacted to prevent disruption in the operation of these factories and to ensure continued employment for workers. The appeals against the High Court's judgment were dismissed, affirming the legality of the Corporation's possession under the Act.