It is appropriate to commence this order by referring to the Preamble of the
Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947, which reads thus:
“An Act to provide for the regulation of conditions of
work in shops, commercial establishments, restaurants, theatres
and other establishments, and for certain other purposes.”
2.The Preamble indicates the legislative intent behind the enactment. The
Act is a welfare legislation intended to regulate the conditions of work of
employees in shops and commercial establishments where such conditions are not
otherwise governed by a special statutory regime. The object of the enactment is
not to create a parallel disciplinary code overriding every other special statute, but
to regulate employment in establishments falling within its ambit.
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