SUDHIR VASUDEV CMD ONGC vs M.GEORGE RAVISHEKARAN

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of regularization of contract employees under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, specifically Section 10(1). The Court held that upon the abolition of contract labour, employees engaged on a contract basis are entitled to be treated as employees of the principal employer and thus eligible for regularization. The appeal against the Madras High Court's contempt order to create supernumerary posts was dismissed, affirming the need for compliance with the prior judgment regarding the absorption of contract workers.