V. SURI APPA RAO, J

1. Appellant -J.K. Tyres Limited filed this appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, challenging the correctness of the order dated 14th July 2006 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.3285/2001, thereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant and confirmed the award dated 12th July 2000 passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Mysore in Reference No.116/1987.

2. The relevant facts leading for filing of this appeal are as follows :

Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of tyres and had employed more than 2000 employees at its factory at Mysore.During the period from 10.06.1984 to 09.07.1986 the appellant had entrusted running of the factory canteen to a Contractor by name Sri. Somayaji G., who was running the canteen through workmen engaged by him. The appellant had secured necessary Registration Certificate for engaging Sri. Somayaji under the Contract Labour Act and the said G. Somayaji had necessary licence issued by the competent authority under the Contract Labour Act to run the canteen. Unfortunately, on 03.09.1986, the canteen contractor Sri. G. Somayaji and his brother who