Section 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The employees fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) of the PG Act. The result of such exclusion is that Sections 5 and 14 are not attracted in deciding on the applicability of the PG Act to the employees of HWP”

child custody factors Supreme Court child's welfare in custody disputes
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court noted from the mediation report that both children wished to live with their father in Qatar, despite limited memories of the place. The elder child added that their father’s presence alone would be enough, with someone available to care for them.

prior demand not mandatory for industrial dispute
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 cannot be quashed merely because no prior demand was served on the employer.

judicial officers to undergo special training
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The case at hand exhibits an exceptional factual prism, impelling a deeper scrutiny beyond the conventional principles governing the subject. Unfortunately, the High Court while passing the impugned order also overlooked the germane factual position and saw the issue as merely being one of cancellation of bail.”

anticipatory bail in POCSO
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nearly two years had passed since the FIR was lodged, yet no progress was made in the case. The Court noted that the accused had cooperated with the investigation and that the chargesheet was yet to be filed.

Set-off in Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If a Resolution Professional proceeds in terms of Section 25 of the IBC and secures the assets from the creditors, the creditors would not be entitled to claim set-off during the course of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.”