Supreme Court of India

Hussainbhai, Calicut v. Alath Factory Thozhilali Union, Kozhikode and Ors.

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Reported as [1978] 3 S.C.R. 1073

Decided 28 July 1978

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Employee in labour law, concept of-Whether includes a person hired by an independent labour contractor for creating l'inculum ;uris. The petitioner a factory owner, manufacturing ropes had entered into agree ments with intermediate contractors who had hired the respondent union'11 ·work.men. Jn an industrial dispute raised by the respondent union the petitioner contended that no direct employer-employee vinculu1n iuris existed between ,,him and the workmen. However, the Tribunal gave an award in favour of the _..,rorkn1e11 which was affirmed by both the single Judge as \\'ell as a Division

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