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PETITIONER: THE STANDARD-VACUUM REFINING CO.OF INDIA LTD.
Vs.
RESPONDENT: ITS WORKMEN AND OTHERS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/04/1960
BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. GUPTA, K.C. DAS
CITATION: 1960 AIR 948 1960 SCR (3) 466 CITATOR INFO : F 1967 SC1206 (10) R 1972 SC 319 (15) F 1972 SC1942 (24,95) R 1987 SC 777 (6) RF 1990 SC 532 (6) E 1992 SC 457 (19,20)
ACT: Industrial Dispute-Abolition of contract system of labour- Dispute raised by regular workmen of company-Reference to Tribunal, if competent-Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), SS. 2 (k), 10.
HEADNOTE: A dispute was raised by the respondents, the workmen of the appellant company, with respect to contract labour employed by it for cleaning maintenance work at the refinery including premises and plant belonging to it. They made a demand for abolition of the contract system and for absorbing the workmen employed through the contractors into the regular service of the company. The matter was referred to the Tribunal under s. 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The company objected to the reference on the grounds (1) that it was incompetent inasmuch as there was no dispute between it and the respondents and it was not open to them to raise a dispute with respect to the workmen of...