EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION vs ALL INDIA I.T.D.C. EMPS. UNION .

The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court's decision regarding the applicability of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, and the amendments made to the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950. The Court ruled that the amendments, which increased the salary threshold for contributions and the rates thereof, were valid and applicable to employees earning up to Rs. 6,500. The Court also affirmed the High Court's directive for the Employees' State Insurance Corporation to consider waiving contributions for employees who had not availed of the ESI facility during the relevant period, emphasizing the importance of alternative remedies under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.