April 1998 to March 2003
contribution has not been paid towards apprentice stipend. Based upon
the said inspection report, a show cause notice under Form ... Apprentice Application in Form 2 from its
apprentices. A perusal of the said applications will also disclose that
those persons have been appointed as apprentices
made by the employer to defer the question of
contribution on apprentice stipend till the disposal of the case ... Corporation / appellant, the issue of claiming contribution on apprentice
stipend for the period from 4/1992 to 3/1996 was not decided and was deferred
makes it clear that apprentice appointed under Apprentice Act, 1961 and
apprentices appointed under the standing order of the establishment were
exempted. The learned counsel ... person engaged as an apprentice, not being an
apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961),
or under the standing order
stipends were
given to the apprentices and it is seen from the above documents that apprentice
were doing apprentice work in the petitioner / respondent ... finding in respect of E.S.I Contribution for apprentice
stipend for the period between 01.10.1985 to 30.09.1986 to the tune
found that the so called
stipend was recorded in the ledger as workers weekly payment, stipend,
stipend staff apprentice, amount of stipend payable to apprentice ... workers,
amount of stipend payable to casual workers and stipend staff apprentice.
10. From the head of the accounts stipend in the general ledger
case of an apprentice engaged under the
Apprentices Act or under the Standing Orders. Under the
Model Standing Orders an apprentice is described ... ceiling for the stipend is
also not prescribed. The 2nd respondent claims that though stipend is
provided to the apprentices equivalent to the regular employees
Authorities
had initiated proceedings to determine the contribution
for the stipend paid to the apprentices in a chocolate
factory. The Writ Court as well ... apprentice engaged under the
Apprentice and the Standing Orders are exempted.
11. The learned Counsel appearing for the appellant corporation
submitted that the stipend paid
apprentices, but he could not distinguish the
duties and responsibilities between the regular workmen and the
trainees or apprentices, the wages and stipend paid ... apprentices and
avoidance of contribution.
8. On the other hand, Ex.P.29 reads the terms and conditions
of engaging apprentices and the stipend paid
apprentice stipend payment abstract for the month of April 2022 filed
along with the inspection report, it is clear that, they have paid
conveyance allowance ... second
respondents, which order, on a perusal reveals that the apprentice stipend
payment abstract for the month of April 2022 was taken into account,
which
applications, apprenticeship scheme, syllabus
and evaluation report for increasing the stipend to the apprentices, photos of
training hall and class ... conducting session for the apprentices both theoretical
and practical, Names of the training officers, supervisors, list of apprentices
and stipend paid to them
