NAGPUR ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD vs REGIONAL DIRECTOR EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCECORPORATION, ET

The Supreme Court examined whether certain employees of the Nagpur Electric Light & Power Co. Ltd. qualified as 'employees' under Section 2(9) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. The Court held that while the company's premises constituted a factory, not every area associated with the transmission lines was to be considered a factory under Section 2(12). It affirmed that employees engaged in non-manual work, if connected to the factory's operations, are included as employees under Section 2(9). The findings of the Employees' Insurance Court and the High Court were upheld in part, clarifying the definition of 'employees' in the context of the Act.