Attention Factory Owners: Contract Workers Engaged in Construction and Repair Work Are Also Considered Employees: High Court Order

The court’s decision came in response to an appeal filed by the Assistant Director of the ESI Corporation, challenging an order by the Bengaluru ESI Court, which had reduced the ESI contribution amount of ₹13,52,825 owed by Sansera Engineering Company, located in Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, to ₹3.5 lakh. The appeal was upheld by a single-judge bench presided over by Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar.