DIRECTOR GENERAL, EST & ANR. vs T. ABDUL RAZAK ETC.

The Supreme Court examined the validity of Rule 16(2) of the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, and Regulations 12(2) and 13(1) of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (Staff and Condition of Service) Regulations, 1959, under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948. The Court held that the regulations made under Section 17(2) of the Act must align with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, affirming the authority of the Central Government to frame such rules under Section 95. The appeals were dismissed, upholding the Tribunal's decision regarding the validity of the rules and regulations in question.