Supreme Court of India

J.K. Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. The Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Bench Dr. A.S. Anand and K.T. Thomas JJ.

Decided 25 September 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that proviso (ii) to Section 2(n) when considered in relation to Sec;tion 92 of the Act does not offend Article 21 of the Constitution of India either.

Judgment, page 38

From the headnote

Labour Laws-Factories Act 1948-Sections 2(n) proviso (ii) (as amended in1987); 6(1)(e); 7; 7- and 100(2) (omitted in 1987)-Factory c owned and run by a company-Occupier-Person in ultimate control of the affairs of the factory or only a director-Application for renewal or grant of factory licence-Direction by the Chief Inspector of factories-Only a director of the company is responsible and not any employee even otherwise nominated by the Boa1:d of Directors-Held, is a valid direction-In the case of a. company, which owns a factory, it is only one of the directors of the company who can be…

Authorities it was built on

1996 Union of India & Ors v. Kirloskar Pneumatic Co. Ltd. cited by 4

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