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Salient Features of the Act

Important Sections

Applicability Section 1(4) (State Amendments, applied employees employed 10 or more contract workers) Appropriate Government Section 2(a) Contractor Section 2(c) Establishment Section 2(e) Principle employer Section 2(g) Wages Section 2(h) Workman Section 2(i) Appointments of Registering officer & licensing officer Section (6) & Section (11) Registration of certain establishments & licensing of contractors Section (7) & section (12) Revocation of Registration Section (8) Revocation, suspension and amendment of license Section (14) Appeal Section (15) Provision for welfare and health of the contract labour - Canteen, rest room, drinking water, latrine, urinals, Fist aid facilities etc. Chapter (V) Section (16 to 20) Responsibilities for payment of Section 21 wages.

Important Judgements

24 01-I-LLJ-763 (SC) Between Barat Fritz Werner Ltd. and Others And State of Karnataka

Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 - Sec. 10 - Factories Act, 1948 - Secs. 2(n) and 46 - Notification by Karnataka Government dated April 11, 1997, prohibiting employment of contract labor in industrial canteens and factories employing 250 workers or above, in State of Karnataka, challenged in writ petitions, which were dismissed - Provision of canteen welfare measure - Requirement to run it, incidental to main activity of establishment hence workmen in canteen held were engaged directly as workers in factory - Petitions found to be without merit and therefore dismissed :

25 [2001 (91) FLR 182] (SUPREME COURT)

Civil Appeal Nos. 6009-6010 of 2001 With (C.A.No. 6011/2001 @ S.L.P. (C) No.20926/1998, C.A.No. 6012/2001 @ S.L.P. (C) No.9568/2000, T.C.N). 1/2000, T.C.Nos. 5 to 7/2000, T.C. (C) No. 14/2000, T.C.Nos. 17 & 18/2000, C.A.Nos. 719-720/2001,C.A.Nos.5798-99/98, C.A. Nos. 6013-22/2001 @ S.L.P. (C) Nos. 16122-31/98, C.A. No. 6023/2001 @ SLP(C) No. 19391/99, C.A.Nos. 4188-94/98, C.A.No.4195/98, C.A. Nos. 6024-25/2001 @SLP (C) Nos.8282-83/2000, TP (C) NO. 169/2000, TP (C) Nos. 284-302/2000, C.A.No. 6029 @ SLP (C) No. 16346/2000, C.A.NoS. 6030-34/2001 @ SLP (C) Nos. 13146-150/2000, TP (C) No. 308-337/2000, C.A.No. 141/2001)

August 30, 2001 Between STEEL AUTHORITY OF India LTD. And others And NATIONAL UNION WATERS FRONT WORKERS and others

Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1070-Section 10(1)-Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section 2(a)-Abolition of contract Labor-Issuing notification for -Appropriate Government in respect of an establishment-Whether State or Central Government-Determination of question depends upon the answer of question-Whether the industry is carried on by or under the authority of Central Government-To be ascertained on facts and circumstances of each case-After 28.11.1986, in view of new definition of the expression "Appropriate Government"-The answer to question has to be found in clause (a) of Section 2 of Industrial Disputes Act.

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