In Brief
In this Supreme Court appeal, an electricity board challenged an order directing it to absorb contract workers into regular employment under a government scheme for workers in prohibited employment categories. The Court upheld the lower tribunal's finding that the workers had been deliberately posted on temporary deputation on the scheme's cut-off date to deny them absorption benefits. While the board argued it could verify eligibility despite a Committee recommendation, the Court held that evidence-based factual findings about the deputation's intent were binding. The appeal was dismissed, and the board was directed to implement the absorption award without further delay.
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