Supreme Court of India
U.P. State Electricity Board v. Shri Shiv Mohan Singh and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that since he was appointed as a Boiler Attendant under the Apprentices Act, 1961 and therefore his termination after the expiry of the period of tenure of the contract, he cannot claim any benefit and he cannot be designated as a workman.
Judgment, page 39
From the headnote
Apprentices Act, 1961: Sections 18, 2(r), 2(aa), 2(aaa), 6, 7, 20, 21 and 22-Contract of apprenticeship-Appointment of, apprentice trainee-Nature and character of-Held: Apprentice trainee enters into contract to serve for fixed period on fixed stipend-Apprentice is a trainee and his position will not change to workman under employer where he is undergoing apprenticeship training Obligation of employer-Held: Employer is only under an obligation to impart training and pay stipend and not to accept the apprentice as his employee and confer the status of workman-There is no relationship of
Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Ram Gopal Dwivedi v. M/s Kanpur Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. through its General Manager
- 2013 Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited and Others v. Harkesh Chand and Others
Of those, 2 relied on
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