IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS September 2025- Reported Judgments at Glance
Legal heirship certificate not mandatory for claiming gratuity when nomination was already there. 2025 LLR 945 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Order of ESI authorities to be set aside when there was no independent witness at the time of inspection. 2025 LLR 1001 JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT
Manager drawing Rs.70,000/- as salary and working on a supervisory post is not workman under the ID Act. 2025 LLR 994 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Refusal of retrenchment compensation and notice pay by the workman will not make termination illegal. 2025 LLR 982n MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Principal employer paying VRS to contract workers will establish employer-employee relationship. 2025 LLR 952 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
ICC should allow respondent to cross-examine witnesses when he does not hold influential position. 2025 LLR 1004 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Rectification notice will not extend limitation of filing complaint for violating the Factories Act. 2025 LLR 966 HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT
When there was an arbitration clause in the appointment letter, going into arbitration is mandatory even if the termination was owing to sexual harassment. 2025 LLR 986 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Appropriate government cannot presuppose that the employee is a 'workman' while making reference. 2025 LLR 948 DELHI HIGH COURT
Principal employer can't be made to pay gratuity to the workers of the contractor unless contract is sham. 2025 LLR 971 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Working for 240 days in the year prior to termination is not enough when Labour Court had no jurisdiction. 2025 LLR 994 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Retaining same workers through different contractors will satisfy the test of continuity of service. 2025 LLR 952 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Tribunal cannot substitute penalty with a lesser penalty in cases other than discharge/dismissal. 2025 LLR 977 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
IC has to prepare a preliminary inquiry report which is to be supplied to both parties. 2025 LLR 1004 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
No permission for retrenchment when the establishment is not a factory and doesn't fall under Chapter VB. 2025 LLR 997 DELHI HIGH COURT
Employer cannot pressurize workmen to give up benefits granted by Labour Court for availing VRS. 2025 LLR 991 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Appeal against ESI Court's order not tenable when the grounds related to timing of deposit of challans. 2025 LLR 1001 JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT
When SARFAESI proceedings are pending, reduction of damages from 100% to 10% is proper. 2025 LLR 1022 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Subsistence/suspension allowance is not 'salary or wage' under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. 2025 LLR 989 MADRAS HIGH COURT
EPF
Employer will have to remit PF until closure of the company is declared by the appropriate Govt. 2025 LLR 1008 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Order imposing interest, showing the amount in a single column without discussion, is to be set aside. 2025 LLR 1015 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Power is vested with the PF authority to award damages not exceeding the amount in arrears. 2025 LLR 1034 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Principal employer is not liable for PF dues of the workers of the contractors who have PF code numbers. 2025 LLR 1031 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Non submission of monthly consolidated statements under Form 12A is criminal offence. 2025 LLR 1052 ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
An advocate providing legal opinion to the employer is not an 'employee' under the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 1037 MADRAS HIGH COURT
The EPF Act does not provide for any retrospective contribution to PF or Pension Fund. 2025 LLR 1042 KERALA HIGH COURT
Civil Court does not have jurisdiction to decide applicability of EPF Act upon an establishment. 2025 LLR 1048 MADRAS HIGH COURT
No damages/interest to be levied on payment of PF for the period for which back wages have been granted. 2025 LLR 1013 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
The commission paid to employees, not on regular basis, is not 'basic wages' under the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 1037 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Exercise of review u/s 7B not mandatory when new matter could have been discovered with due diligence. 2025 LLR 1025 ORISSA HIGH COURT
It is mandatory to give opportunity to employers before levying damages. 2025 LLR 1015 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Debts of secured creditors under SARFAESI Act have priority over EPF dues in certain circumstances. 2025 LLR 1018 KERALA HIGH COURT
Writ petition is maintainable against an order rejecting an application for review. 2025 LLR 1055 MADRAS HIGH COURT
No determination of damages and interest without passing of order u/s 7A of the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 1042 KERALA HIGH COURT
EPFO has to take particulars of establishment's owners before initiating criminal prosecution. 2025 LLR 1052 ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Orders passed on same date under sections 14B and 7Q is a composite order and appealable. 2025 LLR 1011 ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Courtesy: Labour Law Reporter
