https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150521 The expression "unprotected worker" in the Maharashtra Mathadi Act was construed to include every manual worker engaged or to be engaged in a scheduled employment, not merely casually engaged workers or those lacking protection under other labour laws. Reading Sections 2(11) and 2(12) together, the Court treated the wording as plain and unambiguous and refused to add words omitted by the Legislature. Legislative history, committee material, administrative practice, stare decisis, and Article 254 were held unable to override the statutory text. Sections 21 and 22 were noted as preserving more favourable existing benefits and exemption mechanisms, so the broader construction created no inconsistency. en-us Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:42:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150521 The expression "unprotected worker" in the Maharashtra Mathadi Act was construed to include every manual worker engaged or to be engaged in a scheduled employment, not merely casually engaged workers or those lacking protection under other labour laws. Reading Sections 2(11) and 2(12) together, the Court treated the wording as plain and unambiguous and refused to add words omitted by the Legislature. Legislative history, committee material, administrative practice, stare decisis, and Article 254 were held unable to override the statutory text. Sections 21 and 22 were noted as preserving more favourable existing benefits and exemption mechanisms, so the broader construction created no inconsistency. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150521