Supreme Court · 1959 INSC 165 · Decided 15 December 1959
Mineral Development LTD. v. The State of Bihar and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1959 INSC 165 · [1960] 2 S.C.R. 609
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 159/1956
- Decided
- 15 December 1959
- Bench
- BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K. SUBBA RAO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 25(r)(c), 32
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 609 manufacturing process, namely sugarcane, were workers within the meaning of the Factories Act and accordingly they were excluded from the definition of ' Commercial Establishment' under the Act. However, even if the Supervisors and Kamdars were employed "in any that they are employees of a ' Commercial Establishment ' within the meaning of the Act. . The High Court was therefore in error in acquitting the respondents of the offences of which they were convicted by the Trial Magistrate. The orders of acquittal passed by the High Court are set aside
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