Allahabad High Court in Seema Devi vs. Vimal Jain & Anr., First Appeal from Order No. – 1596 of 2022, examined Section 2(dd) of the Employees Compensation Act (” EC Act“) and held that anyone engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition of buildings more than one storey in height is considered an employee under the EC Act. The court rejected the employer’s argument that the casual nature of the employment negated the employer-employee relationship and affirmed that the employee was entitled to compensation.
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