Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Employer-Employee Relationship | Piece-Rate Work Without Formal Appointment, Control, or Attendance Records Fails 'Master-Servant' Test Under Industrial Disputes Act : Madras HC
Madras High Court holds that piece-rate work alone, without formal appointment, employer control, or attendance records, does not establish an employer-employee relationship under the Industrial Disputes Act. The ruling reinforces strict evidentiary standards for reinstatement claims, impacting casual and informal workers seeking service benefits.