Reviewed case brief

ESIC v. R.K. Swamy

AIR 1994 SC 1754

## Summary

ESIcontract-labourprincipal-employersupervisionsection-2-9
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1994
Subjects
Labour Law II
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Rule established

Persons working through a contractor but under the principal employer's supervision and control are employees under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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