HINDU JEA BAND, JAIPUR vs REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES' STATEINSURANCE CORPORATION, J

The Supreme Court upheld the extension of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 to certain establishments, including those employing 20 or more persons, as per the Notification dated September 20, 1975 under Section 1(5). The Court ruled that the business of providing musicians' services qualifies as a 'shop' under the Act, rejecting claims of excessive delegation of legislative powers and asserting that intermittent service does not exempt the petitioner from compliance. The petitions challenging the applicability of the Act were dismissed, affirming the validity of the Notification and the Act's provisions.