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Issues: (i) Whether the respondent was employed in a supervisory capacity so as to fall outside the definition of "employee" under Section 3(13) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act; (ii) Whether the respondent was employed in a technical capacity so as to fall outside the definition of "employee" under Section 3(13) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act.
Issue (i): Whether the respondent was employed in a supervisory capacity so as to fall outside the definition of "employee" under Section 3(13) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act.
Analysis: Supervision, for the purpose of the exclusion clause, requires oversight of persons working under the employee, not merely oversight of plant, machinery, or work processes. A person does not become a supervisor merely because he checks the functioning of machines or ensures that equipment operates properly. The evidence did not show that the respondent had subordinates over whom he exercised supervisory powers.
Conclusion: The respondent was not employed in a supervisory capacity and therefore did not cease to be an employee on that ground.
Issue (ii): Whether the respondent was employed in a technical capacity so as to fall outside the definition of "employee" under Section 3(13) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act.
Analysis: Technical employment requires the application of specialised knowledge, training, experience, judgment, or skill in performing work that is not merely routine or repetitive. The nature of the duties, not the designation, determines the character of employment. On the evidence, the respondent's functions did not satisfactorily establish that he was engaged in technical work; occasional testing of materials or suitability of recruits did not convert the employment into technical employment. The record also did not furnish reliable details of the nature of his duties at the time of termination.
Conclusion: The respondent was not employed in a technical capacity and therefore did not cease to be an employee on that ground.
Final Conclusion: The concurrent findings of the courts below that the respondent remained within the statutory definition of "employee" were upheld, and the challenge to reinstatement and back wages failed.
Ratio Decidendi: For exclusion from the statutory definition of employee, supervisory employment requires control over persons, and technical employment requires specialised knowledge applied to the work itself; machine monitoring or routine task performance is insufficient.
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