Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala & Anr. v. R. E. Dsouzha

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Reported as [1971] 3 S.C.R. 711
Bench S.M. Sikri J.
Decided 12 February 1971

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the case has been rightly decided.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

February 12, 1971 Factories Act, 1948, s. 2(1)-"Worker"-Who is-Constitution of India Article 134(1) (c)-Principles already settled by Supreme Court­ Questions concerning application thereof-Whether raise issues fit for app'"/ to Supreme Court. After catches of prawns made from time to time were brought to the respondent's premises, a casual and irregular group of women and· girls of the locality came at their convenience to do the peeling, washing, etc. at piece-rates. There were no specified hours of work and after finish­ ing their work, the workers would go on to do similar work at other

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