Judgement

VENKATARAMIAH, J. : - The petitioner M/s. Hindu Jea Band, Jaipur which is a partnership, firm carrying on the business of playing music on occasions, such as, marriages and other social functions questioned its liability to pay the contribution under the provisions of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) in a petition filed under S. 75 of the Act before the Employees State Insurance Court, Jaipur principally on two grounds (i) that the place where it was carrying on business was not a shop and (ii) that its business being one of intermittent or seasonal character the Act could not be extended to its business. The Employees State Insurance Court rejected the petition filed by the petitioner and directed it to pay the amount which had been computed as the arrears by the Regional Director of the Employees State Insurance Corporation, Jaipur. An appeal filed against the decision of the Employees State Insurance Court, Jaipur by the petitioner was dismissed by the High Court of Rajasthan, This petition under Art. 136 of the Constitution is filed against the judgment of the High Court. The petitioner has also filed a writ petition under Ar