https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197015 Where workers' status had already been conclusively determined, the remaining question was only identity. The Court held that identity could be proved on available records and probabilities, not by strict Evidence Act standards, and drew adverse inference against the employer for withholding primary records such as muster rolls and pay registers. The Tribunal's blanket rejection of the claimants' identity was set aside. Properly identified workers were directed to be reinstated forthwith, and partial back wages at 70% of normal earnings were awarded for the period after the earlier deadline until reinstatement. en-us Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:29:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197015 Where workers' status had already been conclusively determined, the remaining question was only identity. The Court held that identity could be proved on available records and probabilities, not by strict Evidence Act standards, and drew adverse inference against the employer for withholding primary records such as muster rolls and pay registers. The Tribunal's blanket rejection of the claimants' identity was set aside. Properly identified workers were directed to be reinstated forthwith, and partial back wages at 70% of normal earnings were awarded for the period after the earlier deadline until reinstatement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197015