Supreme Court of India

Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. v. E.S.I. Corporation & Ors.

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Reported as [2016] 1 S.C.R. 1045
Bench V. Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 29 February 2016

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What the Court ordered

We hold that casual employees come within the purview of the Act.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 - s. 2(9) - Definition of 'employee' - Whether would cover 'casual workers' - Held: In view of ss. 2(22), 2(27) of the ES/ Act; r. 2(2A) of ES/ (Central) Rules; and Regulation 36 of ES/ (General) Regulations, 'Casual Workers' would be covered by the definition of 'employee' in s. 2(9) - Employees' State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 - r. 2(2A) - employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950-:;: ~g. 33. Allowing the appeals preferred by ESI Corporation, the Court HELD: 1.1. The definition of "employee" under s. 2(9) of Employees State Insurance

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