M.M.R. KHAN AND ORS. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC.
1990 INSC 6027 February 1990Appeal(s) allowed
The petitioners were workers in railway canteens classified as statutory, non‑statutory recognised, and non‑statutory non‑recognised. They sought to be treated as railway employees and to receive the same service conditions as other railway staff. The Court examined the statutory duty under Section 46 of the Factories …
CENTRAL ORGANISATION OF TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEESversusTAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD
2005 INSC 51421 October 2005Appeal(s) allowed
The case concerned whether the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board could alter pension benefits of its employees without formally amending the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Liberalised Pension Regulations, 1960. The Board had relied on a settlement clause to bypass the 15‑day notice under Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes …
RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD.versusDWARKA PRASAD KOOLWAL & ORS.
2014 INSC 5317 August 2014Disposed off
The Rajasthan State Electricity Board (RSEB) introduced a Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme and, later, a Pension and General Provident Fund (GPF) scheme in 1988, requiring employees to choose between them within 90 days. Over the next eight years RSEB issued a series of notices extending the window for switchin…