Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 769 · Decided 21 November 2013
E.S.IC. Medical Officer's Association v. E.S.L.C. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 769 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 907
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 35821/2013
- Decided
- 21 November 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 2(s)
Headnote
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - s. 2(s) - A medical professional, whether a workman - Held: A medical professional, treating patients and diagnosing diseases C cannot be termed as 'workmen' within meaning of s.2(s). Words and Phrases - 'Occupation' and 'Profession' - Distinction The question for consideration in the present petition D was whether medical doctors discharging functions of medical officers i.e. treating patients in Employees' State Insurance Corporation's dispensaries/hospitals are "workmen" within the meaning of expression contained in Section
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