Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Regularization – Workers of one Branch of an undertaking seeking benefit of award passed in case of another Branch of same undertaking – Writ petitions filed by workers Union against appellant undertaking seeking mandamus against the appellant to implement the award passed by Industrial Tribunal, Chennai also in relation to the employees working in Branch offices at Kerala – In terms of the said award, the appellantundertaking was directed to give benefits of regularization of the workers in the services of the appellant consequent upon abolition of contract labourers system in relation to Branch office at Chennai – This award was upheld by Supreme Court and attained finality – By impugned order, High Court directed the appellant to give benefits of the said award to the members of the workers Union working in two depots at Kerala finding no dissimilarity in two set of these cases – Held: No reason to deny the relief granted by High Court to workers – There is no good ground to take any other view in the case than the one taken by Madras High Court in similar case and in the impugned orders.
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