State Of M.P. & Anr vs Md. Abrahin

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Labour Court and the High Court, affirming that the respondent, a daily-wage driver since 1980, was entitled to classification as a permanent employee under the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960. The Court found that the appellants had discriminated against the respondent by classifying a junior employee in a permanent category while denying the same to him. The Court emphasized that the lack of production of service records by the appellants warranted an adverse inference against them, leading to the conclusion that the respondent should receive the benefits of a regular driver from 11.07.1986.