Employees Compensation Act, 1923 – A person engaged in hiring mike set for rent is not an “employee” within the meaning of Section 2(1)(dd) of 1923 Act but a contractor –

Employees Compensation Act, 1923 – A person engaged in hiring mike set for rent is not an “employee” within the meaning of Section 2(1)(dd) of 1923 Act but a contractor –

Deceased Babu was an electrician and mike operator.   On 21.9.2006, he was drawing electric line for mike set to the respondent nos.1 and 2 for the programme.   The cable came into contact with an electric line and he got electrocuted.

The mike set of the deceased was hired for the public function.  The said work was not controlled by the respondents.

The Commissioner held that the deceased was an independent contractor and not an employee of the respondents.

Judgment dated 20.11.2023 of the Kerala High Court in Latha and another Vs. T.V.Sahadevan and others (MFA (ECC) No.90 of 2016.