Landmark case · Labour Law – II · Semester 4
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. v. ESIC
(1996) 2 SCC 682 · Supreme Court of India
ESI coverage follows the statutory definition of employee and factory; labels in a contract cannot defeat the Act.
From topic
Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948: coverage and benefits — Unit II, Labour Law – II.
Related sections:
- Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, 2(9) — Employee
- Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, 38 — All employees to be insured
- Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, 46 — Benefits (sickness, maternity, disablement, dependants)
- Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, 53 — Bar of compensation or damages in certain cases