IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS May 2025- Reported Judgments at Glance
No employer-employee relationship even when contractor's worker was posted at various places under a single employer. 2025 LLR 474 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Adducing of evidence by management in enquiry not required when workman admitted guilt. 2025 LLR 532 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Sundays and paid holidays are to be taken into account for calculating 240 days of continuous service. 2025 LLR 495 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Resignation of an employee cannot be accepted retrospectively. 2025 LLR 488 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Increase in minimum rates of wages @25% after 10 years cannot be said to be on the higher side. 2025 LLR 497 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
ESIC can't assess contribution under heads of accounts which were not part of show cause notice. 2025 LLR 476 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Canteen workers are not employees of the management for the purposes of payment of gratuity. 2025 LLR 516 CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Accident insurance policy obtained for one unit would not extend to employees at another unit. 2025 LLR 504 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Employer cannot be directed to pay wages beyond workman's age of retirement. 2025 LLR 473 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Passing comments about hair of a female employee is not sexual harassment when relations were cordial. 2025 LLR 493 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Fixation of different rates of minimum wages for different localities is not mandatory. 2025 LLR 497 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Claims related to gratuity cannot be adjudicated before the authorities under the ID Act. 2025 LLR 484 MADRAS HIGH COURT
High Court can restrict outsiders from entering the premises of the establishment during a strike. 2025 LLR 509 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
No interest is to be levied on delayed payment of gratuity when it was held up due to audit objection. 2025 LLR 528 ORISSA HIGH COURT
Enquiry hurriedly conducted in a single day would be illegal. 2025 LLR 526 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Appeal under standing orders against termination is not necessary before approaching the authority. 2025 LLR 511 ORISSA HIGH COURT
Application for condonation of delay is not mandatory before Payment of Wages Authority. 2025 LLR 530 HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT
Government cannot pass interim order when the dispute has been referred to the Labour Court. 2025 LLR 481 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
EPF
Trial court cannot issue summons to the employer when order passed under section 7A was stayed. 2025 LLR 576 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Writ petition against S.14B order is maintainable when EPF Authority failed to exercise jurisdiction. 2025 LLR 570 MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT
HC can stay the garnishee proceedings when appeal is pending but the Tribunal is not functional. 2025 LLR 566 KERALA HIGH COURT
EPFO has to provide details as to how and why damages were awarded with proper calculation. 2025 LLR 551 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
EPF authorities cannot challenge the order passed by the Tribunal after a delay of 5-6 years. 2025 LLR 577 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Assessed damages to be remitted in easy installments for a sick company. 2025 LLR 587 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
If an allowance is not earned by all employees, it is excluded from the definition of 'basic wage'. 2025 LLR 556 MADRAS HIGH COURT
CGIT to consider appeal against order imposing damages on merits even when interest was deposited. 2025 LLR 584 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Conditional order of grant of stay is not an order of pre-deposit with respect to damages. 2025 LLR 567 MADRAS HIGH COURT
EPFO can en cash DD recovered during pendency subject to outcome of the appeal of a financially weak establishment. 2025 LLR 536 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
EPF Authority can recover amount immediately upon passing orders of damages and interest. 2025 LLR 585 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Any claim by EPFO, beyond three years, is not maintainable if it causes irretrievable prejudice. 2025 LLR 570 MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT
Section 7A order passed on mere suspicion and doubt about the stand of the establishment is illegal. 2025 LLR 537 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Persons employed for short period due to passing necessity are not 'employees' under EPF Act. 2025 LLR 546 ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
No interest or damages when the establishment deposited contribution under section 7A timely. 2025 LLR 586 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Composite order passed under Sections 14-B and 7-Q is appealable. 2025 LLR 565 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
HC can permit appeal against damages after limitation period on monthly deposit of interest amount. 2025 LLR 550 MADRAS HIGH COURT
When entire set up is different, provisions relating to transfer of establishment would inapplicable.2025 LLR 539 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Courtesy Labour Law Reporter
