IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
AMIT RAWAL, J
RAMAKRISHNAN K.R., SUJATHA. K., K. SARALAMMA – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. status and employment conditions of ancillary labourers under fci. (Para 2) |
| 2. history of industrial disputes and tribunal awards. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. conflicts over regularization and direct payment system application. (Para 5 , 6 , 12) |
| 4. court's assessment of legal compliance and workers' rights. (Para 7 , 9 , 10 , 13) |
| 5. ruling on regularization for all ancillary labourers. (Para 8 , 11 , 14) |
JUDGMENT
[WP(C) Nos.24723/2019, 24729/2019, 24803/2019, 24998/2019]
This order of mine shall dispose of four writ petitions bearing Nos. 24723 of 2019, 24998 of 2019, 24729 of 2019 and 24803 of 2019 as identical reliefs have been sought in all the cases.
2. All the petitioners are Ancillary Labourers (ALs) working in the service of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), in food storage depots at Mavelikkara - Alppuzha, Westhill - Kozhikode, Chalakkudy - Thrissur. Initially they entered into service under the contractor or the society as contract labourers and subsequently were inducted under “ no work no pay” (NWNP) with effect from different periods like 01.03.2014, 08.08.2019 and 07.07.2019. Contract workers engaged in various food storage depots raised Industrial Disputes (ID) seek



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