STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. vs JAGGU .

The Supreme Court addressed the claims of contract laborers under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, following a prohibition notification under Section 10(1) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. The Court held that upon issuance of such a notification, contract laborers are entitled to be treated as direct employees of the establishment, thus establishing their right to regularization and back wages. The judgment clarified the implications of the earlier ruling in Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union, which was overruled by the Constitution Bench in Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. National Union Waterfront Workers.