Section 3(1)(a) in The M.P. Shops and Establishments Act, 1958
(a)[ persons occupying positions of management and declared as such under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 6 or employed in a confidential capacity not exceeding ten percent of the total number of the employees in the establishment or three in number whichever is less;] [Substituted by M.P. Act No. 19 of 1967.]