The case of “S.M. Ghosh v. National Sheet and Metal Works, Ltd.,” decided on June 7, 1950, by the Calcutta High Court, is concerned with the interpretation and application of Section 12 of the “Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
This appeal, made to the honorable Rajasthan High Court, had been instituted in response to a judgment made by the Workmen Compensation Commissioner who was posted at Jodhpur. The judgment of the Commissioner had granted the pleading of Mst. Bhanwari, a widowed woman, was the widow of a dead workman named Gordhansingh, in the form of Rs. 7000 as compensation.
The “Gujarat High Court’s ruling in 2017 on the case of M/S.Ficom Organics Ltd vs Patel Pramod Indravadan addresses the ongoing legal debate about the status and rights of individuals working as trainees or apprentices under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act)”
The case of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs Shri Chanda Ram Meena and Anr, resolved by the Rajasthan High Court in 2023, addresses a longstanding issue in labor law: the distinction between an ‘apprentice’ and a ‘workman’, and the applicability of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to those employed under apprenticeship agreements.
“The Rajasthan High Court’s ruling on August 18, 2023, in the case of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs Shri Narendra Singh Shekhawat and related matters addresses the frequently litigated issue of the legal status of individuals in training under the Apprentices Act, 1961, and their potential claims under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947”
The Indian News Chronicle, Ltd. v. Mrs. Luis Lazarus”, dated April 25, 1951, decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, set a landmark judicial pronouncement negotiating the important crossroads of environmental hazards at work places, employees’ welfare, and the extensiveness of protective jurisdiction under “the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
The Supreme Court of India heard the case “The Employees State Insurance Corporation and Another vs. The Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. And Another on October 8, 1975”. It addresses a significant question about whether the “Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) applies to apprentices.
“The case of C. Manjamma vs The Divisional Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.,” decided by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India consisting of “Justices Hemant Gupta” and “V. Ramasubramanian” on March 29, 2022, is a seminal exposition of the principles of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, specifically regarding the interpretation of the expression “arising out of and in the course of employment.
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