International Airports Authority ... vs International Airports Authority Of ... on 1 April, 2002
This submission has been rejected more than once by judgments of this Court that are binding on us. The Division Bench in Dyes and Chemical Workers Union v. Bombay Oil Industries Ltd, (supra), held that there was no finding in Vishakapatnam Dock Labour Board v. Stevedores Association, Vishakhapatnam, (supra), that there was a relationship of employer-employee between the registered employer and the dock labourers. It was observed that the issue raised for consideration was whether the Dock Labour Board was the employer and the same was answered in the negative. The Division Bench, therefore, held that it was not possible to deduce from this judgment that the registered employers. even under the Vishakapatnam Dock Labour Act and the Scheme were clearly held to be employers of the dock labourers allotted to them by the
statutory board.