https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178052 The existence of an employer-employee relationship between a principal employer and contract labour cannot be determined by the control test alone; relevant factors include the terms of engagement, power to appoint and dismiss, wage payment, organisation of work, supply of tools, and integration into the establishment. Where the alleged contract is said to be a camouflage, the issue is ordinarily one of fact for industrial adjudication. In the absence of a statutory prohibition on contract labour and without a factual finding that the contractor was a mere ruse, writ relief for regularisation or similar benefits is not available on that basis alone. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178052 The existence of an employer-employee relationship between a principal employer and contract labour cannot be determined by the control test alone; relevant factors include the terms of engagement, power to appoint and dismiss, wage payment, organisation of work, supply of tools, and integration into the establishment. Where the alleged contract is said to be a camouflage, the issue is ordinarily one of fact for industrial adjudication. In the absence of a statutory prohibition on contract labour and without a factual finding that the contractor was a mere ruse, writ relief for regularisation or similar benefits is not available on that basis alone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178052