After placement of employee itself, State cannot claim lack of employer-employee relationship and deny payment of salary on ground that employee worked elsewhere.

While the employee claimed to be working as General Manager for Hydro Electric Project of State, the State denied employer-employee relationship with her on the ground that employee worked in co-operative store and drew salary therefrom. The witnesses has admitted that the State Authorities had placed some of its employees in the co-operative store. Appointment letter issued by Manager of Power Plant clearly mentioned that employee was employed on compassionate grounds. Denial of employer-employee relationship by State Authorities was improper. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held General Manager is to be treated as employee of State and entitled to payment of salary.