INDIAN PETRO CHEMICALS LTD. vs SHRAMIK SENA — C.A. No. 755/1999

Summary: C.A. No. 755/1999 - Indian Petro Chemicals Ltd. v. Shramik Sena Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Indian Petro Chemicals' appeal on November 6, 2001. The court set aside the High Court's order directing absorption of contract labourers, finding that the foundational 1976 notification prohibiting contract labour had been quashed in a subsequent Supreme Court decision (Steel Authority of India Ltd. case, 2001). Key Direction: The court clarified that respondents may raise disputes regarding their employment status before a Labour/Industrial Court or Industrial Tribunal. The appellant undertook not to terminate respondents' services for six months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.