Calcutta High Court in Sri Hansraj Koley vs. The Secretary, Labour Department & Others (WPA 10043/2025)on June 24, 2025, upheld the Industrial Tribunal’s rejection of a guest faculty member’s application under Section 2A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (“ID Act”), challenging his termination. The Court observed that guest faculty engaged on a sessional, honorarium basis does not fulfil the requirement of continuous service to qualify as a “workman” under Section 2(s) of the ID Act. Furthermore, it held that the honorarium paid per session does not amount to “wages” within the meaning of Section 2(rr) of the ID Act, thereby disqualifying the guest faculty from claiming protection under the ID Act.
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