https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760523 SC held that employee was not a workman under section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Court determined that principal duties and functions, not designation, define workman status. Employee, appointed as Junior Engineer and promoted to Assistant Engineer on administrative side, supervised two juniors and performed managerial functions. Without concrete evidence of actual duties, employment orders indicated supervisory role exceeding workman definition. HC order setting aside Labour Court's reinstatement award and compensation payment was affirmed. Employee's appeal dismissed; management's appeal allowed. en-us Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760523 SC held that employee was not a workman under section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Court determined that principal duties and functions, not designation, define workman status. Employee, appointed as Junior Engineer and promoted to Assistant Engineer on administrative side, supervised two juniors and performed managerial functions. Without concrete evidence of actual duties, employment orders indicated supervisory role exceeding workman definition. HC order setting aside Labour Court's reinstatement award and compensation payment was affirmed. Employee's appeal dismissed; management's appeal allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760523