Therefore, the petitioner companytended that the workmen were number his workmen but the companytractors workmen.
From the Judgment and Order dated 30 6 1977 of the Kerala High Court in Writ Appeal No.
1853 of 1978.
The l earned single Judge of the High Court, in an elaborate judgment, rightly held that the petitioner was the employer and the members of the respondent Union were employees under the, petitioner.
A division Bench upheld this stand and the petitioner has sought special leave from this Court.
A number of workmen were engaged to make ropes from within the factory, but those workmen, according to the petitioner, were hired by companytractors who had executed agreements with the petitioner to get such,, work done.
The workmen were broadly under the companytrol of the Management and defective articles were directed to be rectified by the Management.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Special Leave petition Civil No.
The industrial award, made on a reference by the State Government, was attacked on this round.
The Order of the Court was delivered by KRISHNA IYER, J. The petitioner before us in this special leave petition is a factory owner manufacturing ropes.
1074 Sudhakaran for the Petitioner.
142/77.
