Supreme Court of India

B.H.E.L. and Anr. v. B.K. Vijay and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 1066
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 2 February 2006

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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 Act C only and not for all other· purposes." The High Court unfortunately did not consider the matter from the aforementioned perspective.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

labour laws: Factories Act, 1948-Sections 408 and 92·-U.P. Factories (Safety Officers) Rule, 19114--Rule 5-Respondent appointed as Safety Officer in a factory-Though placed in non-executive cadre, he was given enhanced status of a Senior Executive in terms of Rule 5--Entitlement to corresponding enhanced pay allowances and other benefits·--Held: Not entitled--Only because Respondent was given a particular status, the same would not mean that his other terms and conditions of service would not be governed by contract of employment or other slatute(s) operating in the field--Cadre of Senior

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