In Brief
Kandla Port Workers Union appealed seeking to extend employment benefits granted to 15 regular FCI employees to work charge employees. The FCI's Office Order explicitly distinguished between regular and work charge employees. The Industrial Tribunal's relief was restricted to the 15 regular workmen. The Supreme Court held that work charge employees cannot claim parity with regular employees without express statutory provision or explicit grant. The distinction drawn in the Office Order was material and binding. The appeals were dismissed, confirming that work charge employees had no entitlement to the disputed relief.
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