https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280300 The Supreme Court construed the Maharashtra Mathadi Act and the Grocery Markets or Shops Unprotected Workers Scheme expansively as welfare legislation. It held that Item 5 of the Schedule is residuary and can cover loading and unloading work in factories and other establishments, that the Scheme's reference to chemical products was wide enough to include petrochemical products, and that the factory precincts formed part of the establishment. It also held that soft drinks and bottled water could fall within the broad, contemporary meaning of grocery, including consumable goods sold through grocery outlets and supermarkets. On both counts, the Act and Scheme applied and the vires challenge failed. en-us Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 06:04:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280300 The Supreme Court construed the Maharashtra Mathadi Act and the Grocery Markets or Shops Unprotected Workers Scheme expansively as welfare legislation. It held that Item 5 of the Schedule is residuary and can cover loading and unloading work in factories and other establishments, that the Scheme's reference to chemical products was wide enough to include petrochemical products, and that the factory precincts formed part of the establishment. It also held that soft drinks and bottled water could fall within the broad, contemporary meaning of grocery, including consumable goods sold through grocery outlets and supermarkets. On both counts, the Act and Scheme applied and the vires challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280300