INT.AIRPORTS AUTH.EMP.UNION vs RANJAN CHATTERJEE . — CONMT.PET.(C) No. 301 - 303/1998

The Supreme Court dismissed the contempt petition filed by the Indian Airports Employees Union against Ranjan Chatterjee and others. The Union claimed the respondents willfully violated the Court's April 11, 1997 order directing regularization of six sweepers working at Bombay International Airport following contract labour abolition in 1976. The Court held that since the respondents' non-absorption of these sweepers was based on a bona fide interpretation of the Court's orders and the 1976 notification—specifically whether car park sweepers fell within the order's scope—this constituted reasonable interpretation rather than wilful disobedience, which is required for civil contempt. The Court dismissed the case without costs and permitted the petitioners to pursue appropriate legal remedies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.