employment Archives

Failure to make an enquiry before dismissal or discharge of a workman can be justified by leading evidence before the Labour Court: SC clarifies

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha and Indu Malhotra* has set aside the impugned judgment of Uttaranchal

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MP HC | “State has shown, by its non-compliance to the orders passed by this Court that it is an institution that prefers to have powers without responsibility”; HC holds State responsible for it being flooded with petitions

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J., addressed the instant contempt petition. The Court while expressing concern over State inaction, stated, “The

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Ker HC | Unless injury complained of had connection with employment in which deceased was engaged, he cannot make a legal claim for compensation; HC reiterates legal position

Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J., allowed the instant appeal against the impugned order of Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation, Thiruvananthapuram. The brief

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Gau HC | No blanket order of appointment can be passed in favour of any ‘Affected Candidate’ in terms of Rule 2(a) of the Assam Public Service (Preferential Appointment) Rules, 1999; HC clarifies

Gauhati High Court: Manojit Bhuyan J., simplifying the applicability of Rule 3 and Rule 4 of Assam Public Service (Preferential Appointment) Rules,

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Jhar HC | [Interpretation of Statutes] Principle of compassionate appointment should not be strictly applicable as it is a part of beneficial legislation

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan J., allowed the petition on merits. The facts of the case are such that the husband of

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Ker HC | Post of Lokayukta is an independent statutory post and by no stretch of imagination, can it come under the purview of ’employment under the Government’

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J. while dismissing a petition seeking a writ

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Madras HC | What factors are to be considered while fixing compensation in cases of permanent disability caused due to accidents? HC explains

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., while determining the compensation in the cases of accident, observed that, “…job of Homemaker can never be

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Bom HC | Govt. Order for payment of full wages during lockdown not applicable where management and workmen were already engaged in industrial adjudication prior to lockdown

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and Riyaz I. Chagla, JJ., rejected the relief of payment of full wages to

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UK SC | Compensation of £2 million awarded to inventor of glucose testing kit, holding that patent covering technology was of “outstanding benefit” to his employer

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Hodge, Lady Black and Lord Kitchin,

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Pat HC | Landlord, whose land is acquired for construction of railway track, cannot claim job in railways as a matter of right in absence of policy to that effect

Patna High Court: The Bench of Prabhat Kumar Jha, J. dismissed a civil writ petition claiming employment in lieu of acquisition of

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All HC | Appointment of petitioner not to be treated as fresh appointment for purposes of determining qualification when he has been in service uninterrupted

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. declared that employment cannot be denied to petitioner when it was previously

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UK SC | Financially independent means “not financially dependent upon the state”; financial dependence cannot discredit the immigration status

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Five Judge Bench comprising of Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes, Lady Black and Lord Lloyd-Jones, JJ.

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Acquittal due to hostile prosecutrix doesn’t make applicant’s character unfit for purpose of employment; matter directed to be reconsidered: SC

“Judicial service is very different from other services and the yardstick of suitability that may apply to other services, may not be

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Petitioner though reinstated cannot be permitted to continue his services for failure to show 240 days of continuous service; order of Tribunal upheld: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shekher Dhawan, J., dealt with a petition filed under Article 226

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Mere apprehension as to future medical complications cannot regard a candidate as unfit for present employment: Hyderabad High Court

Hyderabad High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar and M. Ganga Rao, JJ., dismissed a writ petition against denying candidature

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General Court of European Union confirms European Parliament’s decision to recover almost €300,000 from Marine Le Pen

General Court of European Union : The General Court confirmed the decision of the European Parliament to recover from Marine Le Pen

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Work-charge employees with more than 5 years of continuous service against one post have a right of consideration of their services in permanent (regular) establishment

High Court of Jharkhand: The Single Judge Bench comprising of S.N.Pathak, J., recently addressed a petition wherein the petitioner prayed for the