Supreme Court of India

A.I. Railway Parcel & Goods Porters Union v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench S. Rajendra Babu, Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 22 August 2003

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Labour Laws: Regularisation of services of Porters in Railways-Supreme Court's earlier direction for abolition of contract system of labour and regularization of Porters-Assistant Labour Commissioner recommending their claim on the basis that the work handled by them was of permanent and perennial nature- Not considered by the Railway Administration on ground of their policy of downsizing the cadre on economic consideration-Challenge ta-Held: The Assistant Labour Commissioner has failed to appreciate the preposition of law that non-production of documentary evidence in opposition would not…

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