Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950

The Supreme Court examined whether casual workers employed by Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. on race days fell within the definition of "employee" under Section 2(9) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, and consequently whether the club was liable to pay ESI contributions from the 1978-79 period. Relying on…

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) sought to recover arrears of contributions from employers as arrears of land revenue under Section 45‑B, relying on orders passed under Section 45‑A. The Kerala High Court held that the five‑year limitation in the proviso to Section 77(1A)(b) applied to such claims, whi…

The deceased employee of Mis. Bharagath Engineering died in an accident alleged to have occurred in the course of his employment. The employer argued that the claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 should be barred because the employee was an "insured person" under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, de…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was held by the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Court and the Bombay High Court to be a "shop" under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, making it liable to contribute to the ESI fund. BCCI challenged this classification, arguing that its primary purpose is the pro…

The appellant, Ajay Raj Shetty, who was employed as General Manager/Technical Coordinator of M/s Electriex (India) Ltd., was convicted under Section 85(i)(b) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 for failing to remit ESI contributions that had been deducted from employees' wages. The issue before the Supreme Cour…

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), a public sector undertaking, received a notice under Section 45A of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 for non‑payment of ESI contributions for the period 1981‑1991. BHEL argued that the workers were employed by contractors and therefore sought to implead those contractors as…

The employer, H.M.T. Ltd., failed to deposit the Employees' State Insurance contributions within the statutory period, prompting the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to claim interest and damages under Section 858 of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. The Karnataka High Court limited interest to two…

MIS Srinivasa Rice Mill was brought under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 on 1 August 2000. The ESIC had inspected the mill before that date and, based on the inspection, issued a show‑cause notice under section 85(g) threatening criminal prosecution for failure to pay contributions. The mill challenged the no…

The Transport Corporation of India, a public carrier with its registered head office in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, was covered by a notification issued by the Andhra Pradesh Government under Section 1(5) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. The corporation argued that this notification should not extend to i…