Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

The respondents were workmen of Maruti Ltd whose employment ended in 1977 due to the closure of the factory. After the Maruti Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 transferred the company's assets to the Central Government and then to the appellant company, the workmen claimed re‑employment under…

The Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. engaged about 30 technicians as retainers (service engineers/licencees) on individual contracts between 1972 and 1978. The retainers later demanded permanent absorption, regularisation and parity of pay with regular employees. The Industrial Tribunal held that no employer‑emplo…

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation transferred two employees from its corporate office to a new project at Itanagar. The employees challenged the transfers, arguing that corporate office and project units are separate seniority units and that transfers without consent violate Rule 4.1.1 of the Seniority Rules…