WORKS MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY WORKSHOP, JHANSI versus VISHWANATH AND ORS.

WORKS MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY WORKSHOP, JHANSI versus VISHWANATH AND ORS.

Time-keepers who perform duties incidental to or connected with the manufacturing process, including clerical functions, fall within the definition of 'worker' under s.2(1) of the Factories Act, 1948.

Parties
Appellant: Works Manager, Central Railway Workshop, Jhansi; Respondent: Vishwanath and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 October 1969
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Allahabad High Court Judgment in Civil Revision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Definition of Worker, Factories Act Interpretation, Payment of Wages, Time Keepers' Status
Labour Law Industrial Law Definition of Worker Factories Act Interpretation Payment of Wages Time Keepers' Status

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Parties

Works Manager, Central Railway Workshop, Jhansi

Appellant

Vishwanath and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Allahabad High Court Judgment in Civil Revision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether time-keepers are 'workers' under s.2(1) of the Factories Act, 1948

Ratio Decidendi

Time-keepers who perform duties incidental to or connected with the manufacturing process, including clerical functions, fall within the definition of 'worker' under s.2(1) of the Factories Act, 1948.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs