IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS December 2024- Reported Judgments at Glance
Employee having officers senior to him but supervising work of two juniors would not be a 'workman'. 2024 LLR 1299 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Amount misappropriated by the employee cannot be recovered from gratuity. 2024 LLR 1313 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Acquittal in criminal case would not nullify punishment awarded in the departmental proceedings. 2024 LLR 1316
PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT
Workman cannot directly approach the Supreme Court for relief against termination. 2024 LLR 1303 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Court can grant reinstatement and back-wages in exceptional cases. 2024 LLR 1329 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Termination for embezzlement is not disproportionate when employee was implicated in 52 enquiries. 2024 LLR 1325 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Management can prohibit the employee from entering its premises during pendency of enquiry. 2024 LLR 1311
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Reinstatement when there was no criminal prosecution but workman was found guilty in enquiry is unjustified.
2024 LLR 1308 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Revocation of joining of a new employee would be set aside when he was able to furnish his relieving letter.
2024 LLR 1322 DELHI HIGH COURT
Enquiry is mandatory even if services of a casual employee are to be terminated for misconduct. 2024 LLR 1311
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Personal information of a private employee cannot be disclosed under the RTI Act. 2024 LLR 1304 DELHI HIGH COURT
No reinstatement when Labour Court came to the conclusion that there was no violation of ID Act. 2024 LLR 1308
GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Misconduct stands proven when the workman does not challenge the enquiry report. 2024 LLR 1316 PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT
Conciliation Officer cannot keep conciliation proceedings pending for long in the absence of the Union. 2024 LLR 1332 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Compensation in lieu of reinstatement with back-wages is proper when workman was gainfully employed. 2024 LLR 1320 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Labour Court cannot reduce punishment other than discharge/dismissal under s.11-A of the ID Act 2024 LLR 1316
PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT
Management's evidence on nature of duties will be considered in absence of employee's evidence. 2024 LLR 1299
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Daily wage services will be considered for calculating continuous service for payment of gratuity. 2024 LLR 1333
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
EPF
PF has to be deposited by the employer as per the due date under the EPF Act and not the In-come Tax Act.
2024 LLR 1344 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Bank cannot utilize the amount of the establishment when order for freezing the account was passed. 2024 LLR 1348
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Pre-deposit is not mandatory in appeal before Tribunal against order of damages. 2024 LLR 1346 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
No damages when delay was not intentional and bonafides of the establishment were clear. 2024 LLR 1337 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Employees are entitled to be paid interest on EPF account up to the date of payment. 2024 LLR 1352 PATNA HIGH COURT
Principal employer is only required to pay EPF dues when the contractor fails. 2024 LLR 1356 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Employer has to submit complete financial records and not extracts before EPF Authorities. 2024 LLR 1339 KERALA HIGH COURT
EPF Authorities have to consider contentions of the establishment even in 7Q proceedings. 2024 LLR 1355 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
EPF Authorities cannot take action when the High Court had granted further time to deposit dues. 2024 LLR 1342
ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Sufficient opportunity must be provided by EPFO to the establishment for submitting relevant records. 2024 LLR 1350 TELANGANA HIGH COURT
The provisions qua damages under the EPF Act are not mandatory provisions. 2024 LLR 1356 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Plea of exemption cannot be taken before the HC when it was not taken before the EPF Authorities. 2024 LLR 1358
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Contractor has to submit details to the principal employer of PF paid to its employees every month. 2024 LLR 1359
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Incorrect order of the Tribunal cannot be set aside if the establishment does not challenge the same. 2024 LLR 1336
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Right of the employees to be paid interest on PF dues cannot be denied on the ground of delay. 2024 LLR 1352 PATNA HIGH COURT
Remuneration and allowances paid to part time employees on monthly basis are 'basic wages' under the Act. 2024 LLR 1341 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Order passed under Section 7-A of the EPF Act cannot be challenged after a delay of 10 years. 2024 LLR 1358 MADRAS HIGH COURT
There has to be clarity with respect to the period of default in the orders of the PF Authorities. 2024 LLR 1355 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Courtesy Labour Law Reporter
