NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS WEL.TRUST&ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA . — W.P.(C) No. 160/2003

Case Summary: W.P.(C) No. 160/2003 On 7 April 2006, the Supreme Court (Justice Ruma Pal and Justice Dalveer Bhandari) heard the National Domestic Workers Welfare Trust's petition against the Union of India concerning welfare protections for domestic workers. The Court noted that the Central Government committed to including safety, social security, health, and welfare provisions for unorganised sector workers—including domestic servants—in the proposed Unorganised Sector Workers Bill, 2004. The Court disposed of the petition with directions that a Tripartite Working Committee be constituted within three months to finalise the draft Bill, with notice given to the petitioner to present their views. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.