https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186174 The Apprentices Act, 1961 is a special regime governing apprenticeship training and prevails over the general definition of "workman" under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. A contract of apprenticeship under Section 4 is the foundation of the relationship, and after the 1973 amendment training commences on execution of the contract, with registration required thereafter; non-registration is not stated to render the contract void. Apprentices remain trainees, not workers, and the statutory enforcement scheme is penal and remedial rather than one that converts apprenticeship into employment. A genuine apprenticeship therefore does not become a workman relationship absent pleading and proof of camouflage or a ruse. en-us Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186174 The Apprentices Act, 1961 is a special regime governing apprenticeship training and prevails over the general definition of "workman" under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. A contract of apprenticeship under Section 4 is the foundation of the relationship, and after the 1973 amendment training commences on execution of the contract, with registration required thereafter; non-registration is not stated to render the contract void. Apprentices remain trainees, not workers, and the statutory enforcement scheme is penal and remedial rather than one that converts apprenticeship into employment. A genuine apprenticeship therefore does not become a workman relationship absent pleading and proof of camouflage or a ruse. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186174