https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457176 Employees working in a canteen maintained under a statutory obligation do not automatically become employees of the principal employer; the legal effect depends on how the canteen is actually run. Where the contractor is responsible for recruitment, supervision, wages, and labour-law compliance, and the principal employer provides only infrastructure and support, the arrangement is not enough to establish direct employment. A factual finding that the workers were employees of the contractor will not be disturbed in writ jurisdiction unless shown to be perverse, and reappreciation of evidence is impermissible. en-us Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:14:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457176 Employees working in a canteen maintained under a statutory obligation do not automatically become employees of the principal employer; the legal effect depends on how the canteen is actually run. Where the contractor is responsible for recruitment, supervision, wages, and labour-law compliance, and the principal employer provides only infrastructure and support, the arrangement is not enough to establish direct employment. A factual finding that the workers were employees of the contractor will not be disturbed in writ jurisdiction unless shown to be perverse, and reappreciation of evidence is impermissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457176