EMPLOYERS ON RELN. TO MGT. OF R.B.I. vs THEIR WORKMEN — C.A. No. 4177/1996

Case Summary: C.A. No. 004177/1996 Court Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the Reserve Bank of India's appeal, setting aside the Tribunal's award that recognized 166 canteen workers as RBI employees entitled to regularization and back wages. Key Reasoning: The Court held that the RBI has no statutory or legal obligation to provide canteen facilities, and critically lacks direct supervisory and control powers over workers employed through Implementation Committees, Co-operative Societies, or contractors. The primary test for establishing employer-employee relationship—the right to supervise and control work—was absent. The Tribunal's misapplication of the *M.M.R. Khan* railway canteen precedent was rejected as that case involved statutory obligations and established control mechanisms unavailable here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.