https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196289 A statutory obligation to maintain a canteen under the Factories Act did not, by itself, create a public duty enforceable by mandamus under Article 226, because the duty was treated as a labour welfare incident of a private commercial undertaking rather than an obligation owed to the public at large. At the same time, the canteen workers were found to be employees of the establishment for the purposes accepted by the Tribunal, given the employer's substantial control over premises, equipment, wages, supervision, and canteen operations, with the contractor acting in only a nominal capacity. The appeals were dismissed. en-us Thu, 07 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:00:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196289 A statutory obligation to maintain a canteen under the Factories Act did not, by itself, create a public duty enforceable by mandamus under Article 226, because the duty was treated as a labour welfare incident of a private commercial undertaking rather than an obligation owed to the public at large. At the same time, the canteen workers were found to be employees of the establishment for the purposes accepted by the Tribunal, given the employer's substantial control over premises, equipment, wages, supervision, and canteen operations, with the contractor acting in only a nominal capacity. The appeals were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196289