The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is covered under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act and is thus liable to pay the employer's contribution to the ESI Corporation, which looks after the welfare of employees of any company.
The high court said that the BCCI is liable to pay employer’s contribution to the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), an autonomous body under the Union government.
The body provides medical care, paying compensation in cases of illnesses, injuries etc., and several other benefits for employees in the organised sector.
In an order passed on June 24, a single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre upheld an order passed earlier this year by an ESI court in the city, which had held that the BCCI can be categorised as a “shop” under the Mumbai Shop and Establishment Act and would, therefore, be covered by the ESI Act.