OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPN. LTD. vs THE PERTOLEUM EMP.UNION .

The Supreme Court directed that the question of whether the contract between the contractor and O.N.G.C. was sham should be determined by the Industrial Tribunal, referencing the precedent set in Steel Authority of India and Ors. vs. National Union Waterfront Workers and Ors. (2001 (7) SCC 1). The Court held that interim relief for the workmen should also be assessed by the Tribunal, and the implementation of a specific paragraph of the impugned order was stayed pending the Tribunal's decision. All parties' contentions regarding the maintainability of the reference were preserved for consideration.