IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS January 2026- Reported Judgments at Glance
Fixed-term employees are entitled to parity w.r.t. working hours, wages, allowances and other benefits. 2026 LLR 24 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
No forfeiture of gratuity when the employee was convicted in a cheque bounce case. 2026 LLR 36 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
IC cannot conduct its proceedings at the residence of the complainant. 2026 LLR 59 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Mere deposit of embezzled amount will not absolve an employee of the misconduct. 2026 LLR 1 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Principal employer can't be forced to produce the attendance records of the contractor's workers. 2026 LLR 54 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
No conferment of protection to a worker against whom disciplinary proceedings were pending. 2026 LLR 4 DELHI HIGH COURT
Providing different VRS offers to different employees would not amount to discrimination. 2026 LLR 67 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
No liability to employ an apprentice in the absence of such provision in the recruitment policy. 2026 LLR 41 DELHI HIGH COURT
Mere continuation of service of fixed-term employees does not entitle them to regularization in the absence of exploitation. 2026 LLR 24 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Retention of company property beyond cessation of employment is illegal. 2026 LLR 49 DELHI HIGH COURT
Settlement entered into during the course of conciliation is binding on the union which was not a party to it. 2026 LLR 17 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Putting explosives inside an establishment premises is a grave misconduct justifying dismissal. 2026 LLR 46 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
Industrial Tribunal to permit representation through advocate when employer was not legally trained. 2026 LLR 9 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
IC report, if not signed by all the members without sufficient cause, would be unsustainable. 2026 LLR 59 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
In matters of wage revision, management cannot cite past losses when it was profitable in recent years. 2026 LLR 30 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Contract would not be sham and camouflage merely because the relevant licence was not obtained. 2026 LLR 54 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
Status of protected worker can't be granted only because there was employer-employee relationship. 2026 LLR 4 DELHI HIGH COURT
Employees cannot contend that VRS was obtained by force when they readily accepted it. 2026 LLR 67 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
EPF
Proceedings for determination of dues to only be initiated if EO's report is approved by compliance branch.2026 LLR 87 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
No demand of interest when principal amount was recovered and damages were stayed. 2026 LLR 108 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
No recovery proceedings can be initiated before the period of limitation for initiating statutory appeal. 2026 LLR 117 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Principal employer not liable when the labour charges were paid and details of the contractors were supplied to the PF authority. 2026 LLR 82 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
100% damages not to be automatically imposed merely because the employer agreed to pay PF dues. 2026 LLR 98 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
No clubbing of establishments merely because the partner of one firm had joined the other. 2026 LLR 111 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Sale proceeds have to be first applied in satisfaction of PF dues and then secured debt. 2026 LLR 76 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Notice under section 7A, not in prescribed format and without EO report, is bad in law. 2026 LLR 87 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Tribunal cannot set aside a demand notice in a mechanical manner. 2026 LLR 102 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Coercive action to be stayed during appeal's pendency when presiding Officer's charge wasn't extended. 2026 LLR 110 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Employee's name and DoB cannot be changed after the last date for filing the higher pension option. 2026 LLR 103 KERALA HIGH COURT
No criminal prosecution for non-payment of dues and non-cooperation when the person had no knowledge. 2026 LLR 93 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Damages and interest are to only be imposed after affording opportunity and assigning reasons. 2026 LLR 98 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
EPFO cannot directly initiate attachment of a clubbed entity without issuing them a separate notice. 2026 LLR 95 MADRAS HIGH COURT
The financial position of the company is to be considered while deciding the aspect of pre-deposit. 2026 LLR 82 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
Penalty should be imposed on the EPFO when it prefers appeals belatedly. 2026 LLR 104 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Damage, penalty and interest are all inter linked based on the principal amount. 2026 LLR 108 JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
Units having their own machineries and independent functioning cannot be clubbed together. 2026 LLR 111 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Courtesy Labour Law Reporter
