https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276021 Bidi rollers were held not to be "workers" under section 2(1) of the Factories Act, because the arrangement lacked the contract of service and effective control and supervision characteristic of employment. The majority found they could attend and leave at will, were not bound by fixed hours, and were not subject to supervision over the manner or continuity of work. On that basis, sections 79 and 80 on annual leave with wages also did not apply, because the statutory leave-wage scheme presupposes fixed working periods and ascertainable qualifying days and earnings. The conviction was set aside; the dissent would have treated the rollers as workers and upheld liability. en-us Fri, 27 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:56:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276021 Bidi rollers were held not to be "workers" under section 2(1) of the Factories Act, because the arrangement lacked the contract of service and effective control and supervision characteristic of employment. The majority found they could attend and leave at will, were not bound by fixed hours, and were not subject to supervision over the manner or continuity of work. On that basis, sections 79 and 80 on annual leave with wages also did not apply, because the statutory leave-wage scheme presupposes fixed working periods and ascertainable qualifying days and earnings. The conviction was set aside; the dissent would have treated the rollers as workers and upheld liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276021