https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169807 Employees of railway co-operative stores or societies registered under state co-operative law were not railway servants because the societies were autonomous bodies corporate with independent power to staff, regulate service conditions and exercise disciplinary control, subject only to the governing statute, bye-laws and Registrar supervision. The Railway Establishment Code definition of "railway servant" required appointment to a post under the administrative control of the Railway Board, which was absent. Earlier canteen precedents were distinguishable on their different legal setting and degree of control. Welfare support such as subsidy, accommodation, electricity or medical facilities did not by itself create an employment relationship with the Railway Administration, so claims to parity in pay, promotion, increments and other benefits failed. en-us Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 May 2015 12:17:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169807 Employees of railway co-operative stores or societies registered under state co-operative law were not railway servants because the societies were autonomous bodies corporate with independent power to staff, regulate service conditions and exercise disciplinary control, subject only to the governing statute, bye-laws and Registrar supervision. The Railway Establishment Code definition of "railway servant" required appointment to a post under the administrative control of the Railway Board, which was absent. Earlier canteen precedents were distinguishable on their different legal setting and degree of control. Welfare support such as subsidy, accommodation, electricity or medical facilities did not by itself create an employment relationship with the Railway Administration, so claims to parity in pay, promotion, increments and other benefits failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169807