Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/s Abhilash Jewellery

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 476
Bench Markandey Katju and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 22 January 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the view taken by the Natinal D Commssion is not correct.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

CONTRACT OF INSURANCE: c "Employee" - Whether apprentice is an employee - National Consumer Commission held he is an employee - On appeal, Held: In common parlance an apprentice is a trainee and not an employee - Even if stipend is given, still there is no master and servant relationship - Hence an apprentice is not an employee in the context of Contract of Insurance. WORDS AND PHRASES: "Employeew - Meaning of in the context of Contract of Insurance. In this appeal, the correctness of the judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission holding that an apprentice is an employee

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