Ashok Leyland Ltd. vs Government Of Tamilnadu on 5 January, 1990
In Ashok Leyland Ltd., vs Govt of T.N reported in 1990 (1) L.L.N 267, this Court (K.S.BAKTHAVATSALAM, J), while dealing with Sections 2 (s) and 10 of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Section 21 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, held that security service of the petitioner company done therein being a contractor was not a necessary party to be impleaded, so far as petitioner company therein was concerned in the Industrial Dispute. It was further held that when contract system is in vogue, workmen employed by contractor are not workmen of the company. It is seen that a reference was made by the Government with reference to the same in G.O.Ms.No.2746, dated 12.12.2008 as follows :