In Brief
The Supreme Court addressed claims by thousands of temporary workers seeking permanent absorption by Life Insurance Corporation of India spanning a dispute begun in 1982. The Court held that while a 2015 judgment directing absorption was final, an earlier 1996 compromise settlement substituting Tulpule and Jamdar Awards remained binding. The Court rejected mass absorption without competitive selection as violating constitutional equality principles. It directed fresh independent verification of workers employed between May 1985 and March 1991 who met threshold service criteria, entitling eligible workers to Rs 50,000 annual compensation in lieu of absorption—resolving a nearly 40-year-old dispute while preserving fair recruitment standards.
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