G. YETHIRAJULU, J.

( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the Order dated 30/12/1996 of the Employees insurance Court, Hyderabad in E. I. Case No. 13 of 1995 directing to bring the appellant-Hotel within the purview of the Employees State insurance Act, 1948 (for short the Act ).

( 2 ) THE facts leading to the direction of the employees Insurance Court are briefly as follows:

( 3 ) THE appellant is a Hotel situated at A. C. Guards, Hyderabad wherein tea and ready-made snacks procured from outside are sold. The appellant engaged 5 or 6 persons only per day. The said workers are not engaged regularly. There is no relationship of master and servant between the appellant and the workers. Except the Supervisor, there is no worker appointed on regular basis. The appellant is not using any power in the manufacturing process. . The Insurance inspector visited the Hotel on 14/03/1991 and found 7 workers only. The Insurance inspector again visited the Hotel on 5/10/1994 in the absence of the Proprietor and included in the list of workers, the customers and persons running independent business outside the Hotel premises. The appellant sent a reply to the inspection notice of the Inspector

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