SILVER JUBILEE TAILORING HOUSE AND OTHERS versus CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS AND ANOTHER

SILVER JUBILEE TAILORING HOUSE AND OTHERS versus CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS AND ANOTHER

The employer-employee relationship existed between the appellants and the tailors, as shown by the control exercised by the appellants, provision of the workplace, equipment, and authority over the workers, thus making the Andhra Pradesh (Telengana Area) Shops and Establishments Act, 1951 applicable; control is an important factor but not the exclusive test.

Parties
Appellant: Silver Jubilee Tailoring House and Others; Respondent No. 1: Chief Inspector of Shops and Establishments; Respondent No. 2: Second Respondent (representing tailors/workers)
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
25 September 1973
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave Against High Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Employer Employee Relationship, Applicability of Shops and Establishments Act, Test of Control, Piece Rate Employment
Labour Law Employment Law Employer Employee Relationship Applicability of Shops and Establishments Act Test of Control Piece Rate Employment

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Parties

Silver Jubilee Tailoring House and Others

Appellant

Chief Inspector of Shops and Establishments

Respondent No. 1

Second Respondent (representing tailors/workers)

Respondent No. 2

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave Against High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the tailors were employees under the Andhra Pradesh (Telengana Area) Shops and Establishments Act, 1951
  2. 2 Whether the test of 'control' is decisive in determining employer-employee relationship

Ratio Decidendi

The employer-employee relationship existed between the appellants and the tailors, as shown by the control exercised by the appellants, provision of the workplace, equipment, and authority over the workers, thus making the Andhra Pradesh (Telengana Area) Shops and Establishments Act, 1951 applicable; control is an important factor but not the exclusive test.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs