Gross National Pro-duct of the country, but also afford gainful employment to millions of people. For diverse reasons, a number of industrial undertakings engaged
forced absence from service he was gainfully employed. This cannot be said to be gainfully employment so as to reject the claim for back-wages ... gainful employment for want of any employment in any establishment.
16. As per the dictionary meaning of the word "Gainful" given in Webster
gainfully employed is made. The
Division Bench has held that the expression "gainfully
employed" would include self-employment from where
income could ... workman to state categorically that he was not
gainfully employed and was not in self-gainful
employment which dependent on the facts and
circumstances
forced absence from service he was gainfully employed. This cannot be said to be gainful employment so as to reject the claim for back wages ... facts about the employment or non-employment and/or the efforts made or not made to secure an alternative employment during the period of enforced
result of which the capacity to engage in a gainful employment has been substantially lost. According to the learned counsel, this state of affairs ... still in the employment and he continues to be in gainful employment without any loss of remuneration and as such, the assessee is not entitled
gainful employment" would also include self- employment wherefrom income is generated. Income either from employment in an establishment or from self-employment merely differentiates ... workman to state categorically that he was not gainfully employed and was not in self-gainful employment which dependent on the facts and circumstances
found gainfully employed in any other establishment, the Court shall accordingly order for no wages to be paid for such period of gainful employment ... employment nor the same can be termed as adequate remuneration from the employment and therefore, such amount cannot be said to be gainful employment
Code to take on record additional
evidence of gainful employment in respect of the Respondent no 1A, 1B and
1D. It is submitted that ... workman
to state categorically that he was not gainfully employed and
was not in self-gainful employment which dependent on the
facts and circumstances
University Of Mumbai (Through ... vs Amit S. Bagul on 13 March, 2026
2026:BHC-OS
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