RAYMOND LTD. vs TUKARAM TANAJI MANDHARE .

The Supreme Court addressed the maintainability of complaints under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (MRTU and PULP Act), specifically Section 28 and Schedule IV. The Court held that employees engaged through contractors in industries governed by the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (BIR Act) are considered employees under the MRTU and PULP Act, thus allowing their complaints to be maintainable. The Court distinguished its previous rulings in Kalyani Steel Ltd and Cipla Ltd, affirming the applicability of the MRTU and PULP Act in such contexts.