Labour Law

MSRTC Workers’ Wage Revision: Supreme Court Upholds Industrial Court Order in Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs. Subhash S/O Laxmanrao Bramhe (27 February 2025)

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Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2025 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. and K. Vinod Chandran, J. Can a state transport corporation revise the pay scales of its workers based on a retrospective interpretation of prior settlements and court orders? The Supreme Court of India addressed this issue in a recent case involving the Maharashtra State […]

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Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement and Regularization for Ghaziabad Gardeners: Shripal vs. Nagar Nigam (2025)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of long-serving daily wage workers by a municipal corporation without following due process is legal and if such workers are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Industrial Dispute Case Name: Shripal & Anr. vs. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad [Judgment Date]: January 31, 2025 Date of the Judgment: January 31, 2025

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Supreme Court rules on arbitrability of wage disputes under Payment of Wages Act: Dushyant Janbandhu vs. M/S Hyundai Autoever India Pvt. Ltd (2024) INSC 966 (11 December 2024)

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Supreme Court rules on arbitrability of wage disputes under Payment of Wages Act: Dushyant Janbandhu vs. M/S Hyundai Autoever India Pvt. Ltd (2024) INSC 966 (11 December 2024) Date of the Judgment: 11 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 966 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can an employer bypass statutory authorities and force

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Supreme Court Upholds Labour Court Award in Land-Loser Job Case: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Labour Court Award in Land-Loser Job Case: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who was initially appointed as a family member of a land-loser is entitled to continue in service after a divorce. CASE TYPE: Labour and Service Law Case Name: Ganapati

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Supreme Court reinstates employee terminated for alleged misrepresentation: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024)

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Supreme Court reinstates employee terminated for alleged misrepresentation: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee, who secured a job as a family member of a land-loser, can be terminated if his marital relationship with the land-loser’s daughter ends in divorce. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service Law Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Holiday Entitlements for Temporary Public Works Employees under Kalelkar Award (2024 INSC 703)

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Supreme Court Upholds Holiday Entitlements for Temporary Public Works Employees under Kalelkar Award Date of the Judgment: September 19, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 703 Judges: Sandeep Mehta, J., R. Mahadevan, J. Can temporary employees in the Public Works Department claim the same holiday benefits as permanent staff? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Temporary Employees: Vinod Kumar vs. Union of India (2024)

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Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Temporary Employees: Vinod Kumar vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving temporary employees are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Vinod Kumar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: January 30, 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: January 30, 2024 Citation:

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Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Employees’ Provident Fund Act to umbrella manufacturing units (2023)

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Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Employees’ Provident Fund Act to umbrella manufacturing units (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 to establishments involved in manufacturing and selling umbrellas. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Thankamma Baby vs. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Kochi, Kerala Judgment Date: 7 November

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Supreme Court settles the enforceability of Standing Orders over private agreements in labour disputes (25 July 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Orders: Contractual Agreements Cannot Override Employee Rights (25 July 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private agreement or settlement between an employer and workmen can override the statutory provisions of the Standing Orders. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Bharatiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh vs. M/s. Jet Airways Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 25 July

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Back Wages in Reinstatement Case: Ramesh Chand vs. Delhi Transport Corporation (2023)

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Back Wages in Reinstatement Case: Ramesh Chand vs. Delhi Transport Corporation (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to back wages upon reinstatement after being wrongfully terminated, and what constitutes sufficient proof of unemployment during the intervening period. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Industrial Dispute Case Name: Ramesh Chand vs. Management

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Back Wages in Reinstatement Case: Ramesh Chand vs. Delhi Transport Corporation (2023)

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Back Wages in Reinstatement Case: Ramesh Chand vs. Delhi Transport Corporation (2023) Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 601 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can an employee who has been reinstated after being wrongfully terminated claim full back wages? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of FCI Workers after 18 Years: Food Corporation of India vs. Their Workmen (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Regularization of FCI Workers after 18 Years: Food Corporation of India vs. Their Workmen (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Food Corporation of India (FCI) could deny regularization to its workmen after having implemented an award directing the same for over 18 years. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Their Workmen through the

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