LEGAL ISSUE: Inter-regional transfer of an employee and their appropriate placement in the new region. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. vs. Soumitra Sengupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November 23, 2017 Date of the Judgment: November 23, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 1009 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry is vitiated if a criminal court acquits the employee on the same charges. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Service Law Case Name: Management of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. vs. M. Mani Judgment Date: 9 November 2017 Date of the Judgment: 9 November 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 977 Judges: R.K. Agrawal,
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Date of the Judgment: November 6, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 934 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a delay in approaching the court be a ground to deny a case from being referred to the Labour Court? The Supreme Court in this case addressed this question and directed the State of Himachal Pradesh
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is automatically entitled to back wages upon reinstatement after being acquitted of a criminal charge. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: P. Karupaiah (D) Thr.Lrs. vs. The General Manager Thruuvalluvar Transport Corporation Ltd. Judgment Date: 12 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 884 Judges:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether interim relief paid to employees constitutes “wages” under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. CASE TYPE: Employees’ State Insurance Law Case Name: Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. vs. Mangalam Publications (I) Private Limited [Judgment Date]: 21 September 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 811 Judges:
LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation in motor accident claims, specifically regarding income assessment of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation. Case Name: Anita and Others vs. Arun Yadav and Others. Judgment Date: September 7, 2017. Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 7, 2017. The Supreme Court of India, in a recent judgment, addressed
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Date of the Judgment: 25 July 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can an employer terminate an apprentice’s training contract upon completion of the training period without it being considered an illegal termination? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Ram Gopal
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an unrecognized union can represent workers in industrial disputes when there is no recognized union. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Hind Kamgar Sanghatana vs. Dai Ichi Karkaria Ltd. and Anr. Judgment Date: 18 July 2017 Date of the Judgment: 18 July 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 9222 of 2017 [@ Special
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of employees by an employer is valid. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Transport and Dock Workers Union vs. M/s. Shree Sadguru Krupa Freight Services Judgment Date: 29 August 2017 Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2017 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a legal
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether termination of service on expiry of a fixed-term contract constitutes retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation vs. Salimbhai Umarbhai Mansuri Judgment Date: 16 July 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 507 Judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan, J., Pinaki
Date of the Judgment: 25 June 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 467 Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation deny pension benefits to its employees by delaying the implementation of pension rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. The central question in this case revolves around whether a Labour Court can declare seasonal workers as permanent employees, especially when their work’s nature appears continuous. The Supreme Court addressed this issue in an appeal concerning the U.P. State Sugar
