Karnataka Bank Ltd. vs Smt. Sunita B. Vatsaraj on 18 June, 2007
In Anand Regional Co-op. Oil Seedsgrowers Union Ltd. v. Shaileshkumar Harshadbhai Shah (Supra) after referring to its earlier decisions including in cases of Anand Bazaar Patrika (Supra) and Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd,(Supra) the Apex Court held that while determining whether a person is a workman or not, not only the nature of the work performed by him but also the terms of appointment in the job performed are relevant (see para 14 of the decision) while determining nature of the work performed by an employee, the essence of the matter should call for consideration without giving undue importance to the designation of an employee. What is needed to be asked is what are the primary duties he performs. To hold that the employee is performing the supervisory duties, it is necessary to prove that there are some persons working under him whose work is required to be supervised.