Supreme Court of India

Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. Shramik Sena and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 47

Bench S.P. Bharucha, R.C. Lahoti and N. Santosh Hegde JJ.

Decided 4 August 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the workmen of a statutory canteen would be the workmen of the establishment for the purpose of the Factories D Act only and not for all other purposes.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Factories Act, 1948. Sections 2 (1) and 46-Statutory Canteen established by Management under Section 46-Workmen employed in such canteens-Status of-Held, workmen of a statutory canteen would be the workmen of the establishment for the purpose of the Factories Act only and not for all other purposes. Service Law. Regularisation-Workmen employed in statutory canteen claiming regularisation-Management contending that workmen are the employees of Contractor-Status of Workmen-Held, under the facts and circumstances, such workmen are the employees of the management and are entitled to

Authorities it was built on

1995 Parimal Chandra and Ors. v. Life Insurance Corporation of India and Ors. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2018 Chennai Port Trust v. The Chennai Port Trust Industrial Employees Canteen Workers Welfare Association and Ors. relied on
2014 Balwant Rai Saluja &anr. Etc. Etc. v. Air Indialtd. & Ors. relied on
2022 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. The President, Oil Field Employees Association & Ors. referred to
2019 The Director Steel Authority of India Ltd.v. Ispat Khadan Janta Mazdoor Union v. Ispat Khadan Janta Mazdoor Union referred to
2013 Balwant Rai Saluja & Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Air India Ltd. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to

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