MGT. OF NIZAM SUGAR FACTORY vs THE AUTHORITY — C.A. No. 7828/1996

Summary of C.A. No. 007828/1996 - MGT. of Nizam Sugar Factory v. The Authority The Supreme Court dismissed Nizam Sugar Factory's appeal on November 23, 2000. The respondent watchmen had claimed minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act; the Authority found them to be employees entitled to statutory wages and benefits. Though described as "contract watchmen" under separate agreements, the Authority and High Court Division Bench both determined they were actual employees performing unskilled manual labour under direct factory supervision and control. The Court upheld these findings and dismissed the appeal accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.