E.S.I. CORPORATION REGIONAL DIRECTOR vs M/S HINDUSTAN MILKFOOD MANUFACTURERS LTD — C.A. No. 8377/2011

Case Summary: The Supreme Court allowed the ESI Corporation's appeal against Hindustan Milkfood Manufacturers Ltd, setting aside the High Court's 2006 order that had reversed the ESI Court's 1982 finding that nine workers were employees entitled to ESI protection under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act. The Court held that despite piece-rate payment and contractor engagement, the workers qualified as employees since they worked continuously for over 10 years and received direct employer payments, with piece-rate payment covered under the wage definition in Section 2(22) of the Act. The High Court's reversal was found to be perverse and lacking proper reasoning. Dated: 25 July 2017. No order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.