In Brief
This case concerned the absorption claims of temporary and badli workers at the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employed after 20 May 1985. The Supreme Court found that a prior judgment (TN Terminated Employees Association) upholding the Srivastav Award conflicted with earlier binding decisions in E Prabavathy and G Sudhakar that had approved schemes requiring selection-based regularisation rather than automatic absorption. The Court held the Dogra Report's verification process flawed and rejected mass absorption as incompatible with constitutional principles requiring fair, open public recruitment. Instead, the Court directed that eligible workers (verified as having worked 70/85 days in the relevant periods) receive monetary compensation at Rs 50,000 per year of service in full and final settlement, with verification to be conducted afresh by an independent committee.
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