Reviewed case brief
Workmen of Motipur Sugar Factory (P) Ltd. v Motipur Sugar Factory
AIR 1965 SC 1803
AIR 1965 SC 1803 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1965
- Subjects
- Labour Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Seasonal workers engaged in an industry that operates only during a defined season each year (such as a sugar factory during the crushing season) can nonetheless be considered workmen with a continuing relationship of employment for the purposes of the Industrial Disputes Act, if the pattern of re-engagement season after season establishes the character of regular, continuing employment rather than a series of wholly independent, unconnected engagements.
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How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1965 SC 1803; standard casebook authority on the status of seasonal workers as continuing employees, cross-verify citation before exam use
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