BOCW Act Applicability In Factory Premises

Hi,AT LAST, I WISH TO SAY THE LATEST PRACTICES AND LEGAL APPLICABILITIES ARE LIKE THIS. THE BOCW ACT AND RULES APPLY ALWAYS TO ALL WORKERS WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OF FACTORY PREMISES, OR NEW FACTORY CONSTRUCTION ON A SITE, OR EXPANSION AND EXTENSION O...

Respected Madhu ji,You have rightly said that there are differences of opinion about the applicability of the Building and Other Constriction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 to such operations or civil constructions carried...

There have been differences of opinion about the applicability of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 to such operations or civil constructions carried out within a factory premises which is ...

Respected Madhu ji,You are correct. The SC judgment in Arnit Das vs. State of Bihar reported in (2000) 5 SCC 488, as mentioned in the judgment of HC at Chhattisgarh WPC No. 2636 of 2010, pertains to a criminal case. However, I am attaching the judgment of HC at ...

Sorry, sir, I didn't get the judgment, but the given citation is about a criminal case. Can you please clarify? Moreover, in the Lanco Anpara Power case, it is an extension and not construction of a new factory building because the Factories Act will be applicab...

Thank you, sir, for your prompt and satisfactory response.–-

This is what we have been discussing. When the Supreme Court verdict says that the activities connected with the construction of a building within a factory premises will come under the purview of BOCW Act and cess as applicable should be paid, the Chhattisgarh ...

Dear Madhu T.K.,With reference to the BOCW Act, I would like to know if it is applicable in the case of expansion (further construction of new buildings, canteens, etc.) carried out in a factory that is already operational. Additionally, could you please provide...

Yes, the High Court judgment in L&T case is very clear, and this distinguishes the building and construction activities in a proposed factory premises from the one in a factory premises which has already started manufacturing activity.Now my interpretation is st...