Tribunal and agreed
with by the High Court or they were independent contractors
and the reference for adjudication made by the Government
competent under ... independent contractors. This argument, however, proceeds
on a misapprehension of the true legal position. The broad
distinction between a workman and an independent contractor
lies
person for whom the contract labour is
engaged. If an independent Contractor employs labour for
himself the liability will attach to him as the principal ... master and
servant relationship and no effective control on independent
contractors or home-workers. The manufacturer or trade mark
holder is rendered liable
distributed through the contractors engaged
by the manufacturers. In the case of contracts between the
manufacturers ant independent contractors, the manufactured
product is collected ... been placed in employment through
contractors with the manufacturer, in the case of home
workers employed by independent contractors that
independent
contractors" and that the appellant and other employees in
the Cash Department having been nominees of the "independent
contractors" there could ... word which includes an
independent contractor as also a servant). The distinction
between a servant and an independent contractor has been the
subject matter
coal merchants was that of an independent contractor. The rule that if an independent contractor is employed to do a lawful ... damage sustained as a result of a motor accident, independently of any theory of independent contractor. We are not inclined to hold that this decision
person with whom they are dealing are really independent contractors then such independent contractors will have to be considered as principal employers within the meaning ... independent contractor. The Act does not define an independent contractor, nor mention the independent contractor. The Act speaks of the principal employer in relation
these goods, but that the societies were in the position of independent contractors over whom they have no right of supervision and therefore, they cannot ... independent contractor and therefore, in a case where there is an agreement whereunder a person engages an independent contractor to produce goods, such a person
Court pointed out that the broad distinction between a workman and independent contractor lies in that while the former agrees himself to work, the latter ... that what determines whether a person is a workman or an independent contractor is whether he has agreed to work personally
negligent. They further contended that Defendant No. 3 was an independent contractor and that they were not liable for the negligence of Defendant
called contractor having no right to insist upon the
supply of raw materials to him. The so-called
independent contractor is even bound ... called contractors are
really the workmen of the appellants who are
employed through their agents or servants whom they
choose to call independent contractors
