Guwahati High Court in Jatin Rajkonwar& 6 Ors vs. Union of India & Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., WP(C)/3871/2020,on October 17, 2024, dismissed a claim by 6 (six) contract laborers seeking regularization with the principal employer. The court ruled that it was the contractor, not the principal employer, who was responsible for engaging and disengaging the laborers. Additionally, the court noted that while the contractor had not held a valid license under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (“CLRA Act“), this violation only resulted in penalties under the Act and did not entitle the contract labours to permanent employment with the principal employer.
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