THE DIRECTOR, STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED vs ISPAT KHADAN JANTA MAZDOOR UNION

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which directed the reinstatement of contract labourers employed by SAIL from 1993 to 1996 and their consideration for regularization as per the guidelines established in Steel Authority of India Ltd. vs. National Union Waterfront Workers. The Court clarified that the prohibition on contract labour under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, applies to the jobs performed by these workers, affirming their rights to reinstatement without back wages.