IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ALOK AWASTHI st ON THE 21 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT APPEAL No. 3155 of 2025 JYOTI KUMAR Versus M/S ZYDUS HEALTHCARE LTD AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Vimal Raghuvanshi, authorised by petitioner and permitted to argue on his behalf by order dated 13.11.2025.

Shri Anurag Lakhotia alongwith Shri Aditya Goyal, learned counsel for the respondent.

ORDER Per: Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla The present intra court appeal is filed under section (1) OF M.P.

UCHHANYAYALYA KHANDPEETH KO APPEAL ADHINIYAM, 2005 being aggrieved by the order dated 27.08.2024 passed by learned Single Judge in MP No.5782/2023 and order dated 01.09.2025 passed in RP No.1209/2024, whereby, the learned Single Judge allowed the petition filed by the respondent/company holding the petitioner (respondent herein) does not fall within the definition of Workman, and therefore, the reference made by the Stsate Government to the Labour Court was within the jurisdiction. Against the said judgement, review filed by the appellant has also been dismissed.

2. The facts of the case are that the respondent is a Public Limited Company e