Supreme Court of India

Management of M/s. Puri Urban Cooperative Bank v. Madhusudan Sahu and Anr.

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Reported as [1992] 2 S.C.R. 977
Bench Laut Mohan Sharma and Madan Mohan Punchhi JJ.
Decided 29 April 1992

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that though Sahu claims to be a R workman as commonly understood, he was not 'employed' as such, so as ' .._ --- PURI CO-OP. BANK v.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: ="""'- Section 2(s)--Appraiser engaged by Bank for weighing and testing gold l ornaments brought to Bank for pledging-Remuneration 011 commission c basis-No relationship of master and servant-Whether a workman. ).., The respondent was engaged as an appraiser by appellant bank, for weighing and testing, gold ornaments offered to be pledged to the appel- lant-Bank to secure loans, whenever required on commission basis. His services were terminable at any time. After about one year and seven months the appellant Bank terminated his services. On a reference from the

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