Supreme Court of India

M.D., Karnataka Handloom Dev. Corpn. Ltd. v. Sri Mahadeva Laxman Raval

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 60
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Al Tamas Kabir JJ.
Decided 16 November 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the view taken by the Labour .court and the High Court is not correct and is illegal.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-ss.2(00) & 25F-Appointmentfor specific period on specified honorarium-Termination of services on expiry of such specific period-Held, does not amount to retrenchment-Since appointment was only on contract basis. Respondent was engaged under a time bound specific scheme sponsored by Appellant-Corporation as a weaving trainer on a specified honorarium. The question which arose for consideration in the present appeal is whether Respondent was not a worker for purposes ofS.25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 194.7 but was employed on contract basis for a specific

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