M/S PARADEEP PHOSPHATE LTD. vs PARADEEP PHOSPHATE MAZDOOR UNION .

The Supreme Court upheld the Orissa High Court's decision directing M/s Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. to regularize workers engaged in specific cleaning tasks at the DAP Plant, as mandated by the Notification dated 28th April 2000 under Section 10(1) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. The Court emphasized that the prohibition of contract labor by the State Government necessitated the regularization of these workers who had served uninterruptedly for over 14 years. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order to enforce the notification and regularize the affected workers.