Baleshwar Rajbanshi & Ors vs Board Of Trustees For Port Trust & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the dispute regarding the employment of contract labour in the works of sleeper renewal of railway tracks under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, specifically citing Section 10(2). The Court upheld the recommendation of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board for the prohibition of contract labour in these jobs, emphasizing the regular nature of the work. The Court directed the Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta to engage with the Ministry of Labour for resolution, affirming the validity of the notification issued on July 7, 2005, which prohibited such employment.