In Brief
Ballarpur Industries Ltd. (Bilt Graphic Paper Products Ltd.) sought regularization of daily wage workers employed by the company. After a 19-year litigation spanning since 1997, the Supreme Court facilitated an amicable settlement between the parties. Both sides agreed that 224 daily wage workers on the company's roll would be made permanent as of 1 January 2010. For workers who had superannuated, died, resigned, or retired, claims would be settled appropriately. The appeal was allowed and the matter disposed of with no order as to costs.
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