IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS January 2025- Reported Judgments at Glance
No relief when workman abandoned services and joined someone else during pendency of enquiry. 2025 LLR 1 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Charitable institution, with the object of helping orphaned children, is not ''industry'' under the ID Act. 2025 LLR 43 DELHI HIGH COURT
Stealing property and disrupting work by calling union members are grave misconducts. 2025 LLR 51 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Special incentive paid temporarily for bearing additional expenses during pandemic is not 'wages' under ESI Act. 2025 LLR 3 DELHI HIGH COURT
Principle of 'first come - last go' is not applicable when employees were not similarly situated. 2025 LLR 7 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
The new contractor cannot be forced to engage workers of the previous contractor. 2025 LLR 17 GAUHATI HIGH COURT
Children's education related difficulties cannot be a ground to avoid compliance of transfer order. 2025 LLR 25 DELHI HIGH COURT
Mere filing of affidavit by the workman that he worked for more than 240 days is not sufficient. 2025 LLR 28 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
No employer-employee relationship in the absence of appointment letter and day-to-day work. 2025 LLR 43 DELHI HIGH COURT
No parallel prosecution when proceedings relating to an offence under the Factories Act are pending. 2025 LLR 22 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Notice to the Govt. not necessary at time of retrenchment when notice pay and compensation are paid. 2025 LLR 7 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Additional amount paid to deprive the employee of social security schemes should not be considered. 2025 LLR 3DELHI HIGH COURT
Plea of forced resignation cannot be taken when the same was not obtained on a blank paper. 2025 LLR 36 ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Demand notice beyond a reasonable period is bad in the eye of law. 2025 LLR 38 PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT
No Interest on delayed gratuity if it was owing to employee's fault and authority's permission was taken. 2025 LLR 14 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Benefits under the BOCW Act cannot be suspended during elections.2025 LLR 32 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Unauthorized absence and not replying to management's letters warrants termination. 2025 LLR 1 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
A person engaged in construction of a building would be entitled to accident compensation. 2025 LLR 57 ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
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Employer can reduce his contribution from over and above the statutory rate back to the ceiling limit. 2025 LLR 71 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Tribunal can direct pre-deposit only as a conditional order for grant of stay of S.14B order. 2025 LLR 79 MADRAS HIGH COURT
No FIR to be filed against the establishment when proceedings under section 7A were pending. 2025 LLR 87 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Trainees performing the same work as regular employees would be covered under the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 103 KERALA HIGH COURT
A person who was not the occupier/manager during the period of default cannot be held liable when there was no transfer of establishment. 2025 LLR 94 PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT
No damages can be levied when employer had to divert funds to save the industry and employees. 2025 LLR 92 MADRAS HIGH COURT
The principles of natural justice are explicit in section 14B of the EPF Act itself. 2025 LLR 85 KERALA HIGH COURT
Retaining allowance is 'basic wages' under the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 65 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Order dismissing review application without considering error on the face of record to be set aside. 2025 LLR 62 DELHI HIGH COURT
Writ challenging damages and interest pending before the HC for a long time would not be remanded back. 2025 LLR 82 MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT
Proceedings for imposition of interest would be stayed when the order imposing damages was stayed. 2025 LLR 101 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Drivers and accountants, paid regular wages in the name of stipend, are 'employees' under the EPF Act. 2025 LLR 103 KERALA HIGH COURT
Recovery through all persons connected with the defaulting establishment can be ordered. 2025 LLR 116 TELANGANA HIGH COURT
Show cause notice cannot be challenged in when there was violation any principle of law. 2025 LLR 110 GAUHATI HIGH COURT
Rejecting request for adjournment and imposing damages without hearing would be illegal. 2025 LLR 85 KERALA HIGH COURT
Employee can't enforce employer's voluntary contribution of larger amounts as statutory obligation. 2025 LLR 71 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Interest imposed under Section 7-Q of the EPF Act cannot be waived of or reduced. 2025 LLR 114 KERALA HIGH COURT
EPF Authorities can attach bank account if the S.7A order was not challenged within the limitation period. 2025 LLR 100 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Courtesy: Labour Law Reporter
