OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPN. LTD., TAMILNADU vs ENGINEERING MAJDOOR SANGH — C.A. No. 1312/2001

Summary: The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal and disposed of ONGC Ltd.'s appeal against the High Court's order requiring employment of 156 seasonal field workers with benefits equivalent to regular employees (except permanent status). The Court upheld the High Court's clarification that these 156 workers must be employed prospectively as seasonal workers in field parties with the benefits granted by the Single Judge, rejecting ONGC's contention that field party work is inherently temporary. The Court directed the High Court to expeditiously dispose of the underlying appeal within three months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.