Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 802 · Decided 21 October 2024
Lenin Kumar Ray v. M/S Express Publications (Madurai) LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 802 · [2024] 10 S.C.R. 2303
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11709/2024
- Decided
- 21 October 2024
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 2(s), 25H
Headnote
Whether the appellant employee falls within the definition of "workman" under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, was illegally terminated from service in violation of procedure laid down in law. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 of "workman" - Determinative factor is the principal duties and functions performed by an employee in the establishment and not merely the designation of his post - Onus of proving the nature of employment rests on the person claiming to be a "workman": Held:
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