IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS November 2024- Reported Judgments at Glance
Labour Court cannot pass an interim order restraining employer from imposing punishment. 2024 LLR 1229 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Offices of Chartered Accountants and Lawyers are not covered under the ambit of the ESI Act. 2024 LLR 1193 CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Forfeiture of gratuity is illegal when no FIR was registered and allegations were not proved be-fore Court. 2024 LLR 1204 DELHI HIGH COURT
All female employees working in private sector are entitled to Maternity Leave of 180 days. 2024 LLR 1211 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Tribunal cannot give findings on the validity of the enquiry when enquiry officer's report was not on record.2024 LLR 1227 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Employee would not be entitled to promotion even when he was found guilty of a minor misconduct. 2024 LLR 1241 JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT
Contractor is liable to pay accident compensation of an employee of the sub-contractor. 2024 LLR 1221 MADRAS HIGH COURT
No show cause notice is to be issued before terminating a probationer. 2024 LLR 1208 KERALA HIGH COURT
Financial benefits subsumed by VRS would not be available after cessation of employment. 2024 LLR 1181 DELHI HIGH COURT
Appointment letter cannot be disregarded only because of absence of employee's signature. 2024 LLR 1208 KERALA HIGH COURT
Dismissal is appropriate when misconduct was admitted before Enquiry Officer and misappropriated amount was deposited. 2024 LLR 1197 GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Transfer cannot be made under the POSH Act without ICC's recommendation. 2024 LLR 1237 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Proportionality of punishment cannot be considered when only the show cause notice has been issued. 2024 LLR 1229 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Compensation policy cannot exclude the applicability of the Employees' Compensation Act. 2024 LLR 1221 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Lay-off compensation, if not part of VRS package, can be claimed when entitlement arose during service. 2024 LLR 1181 DELHI HIGH COURT
Factory supervisors would not be vicariously liable when they were not responsible for workers' safety. 2024 LLR 1234 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
Dismissal of approval application filed after more than 20 days from the termination date is proper. 2024 LLR 1191 MADRAS HIGH COURT
It is not mandatory to consider the contentions of contract labour before drawing up a contract. 2024 LLR 1244 Karnataka High Court
EPF
Disputes regarding EPF contributions are not arbitrable. 2024 LLR 1284 TRIPURA HIGH COURT
EPF Authorities cannot keep enquiries under sections 14B and 7Q pending for 15 years. 2024 LLR 1265 PATNA HIGH COURT
Rejection of review application would not forfeit right of appeal against the 7A order. 2024 LLR 1271 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
EPFO to prove the establishment's having 20 employees after the employer has dis-charged initial burden. 2024 LLR 1257 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Recovery of PF amounts due covered under a settlement under the ID Act would not be possible. 2024 LLR 1264 KERALA HIGH COURT
Contention regarding status of a person as 'employee' cannot be raised before the HC for first time. 2024 LLR 1266 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
The damages and interest of PF dues will not get priority over the claim of debt recovery. 2024 LLR 1254 TELANGANA HIGH COURT
EPF Act would be applicable on employees not covered under un-exempted establishment's contributory scheme. 2024 LLR 1250 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Establishment can request Authority to reopen case for further assessment when data was over-looked. 2024 LLR 1282 ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Employer is not bound to contribute more than statutory limit under the EPF Act. 2024 LLR 1275 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Order determining dues without finding on applicability of the EPF Act on the establishment is illegal. 2024 LLR 1276 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Order in review application other than rejection, can be appealed as if it was the original 7A order. 2024 LLR 1271 BOMBAY HIGH COURT
No enquiry is required when the establishment has given a self-declaration of having 20 employees. 2024 LLR 1261 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Option under para 26(6) of EPF Scheme can't be exercised after retirement even with no time limit.2024 LLR 1290 KERALA HIGH COURT
Banks would be covered under the EPF Act even if they do not have more than one branch. 2024 LLR 1250 MADRAS HIGH COURT
Employees list prepared by Inspecting officer, with names of outsiders brought by Union, is in-admissible. 2024 LLR 1270 RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Section 7A order to be set aside in the absence of Gazette notification covering industry not mentioned under Schedule I of the EPF Act. 2024 LLR 1276 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
No retrospective contribution by employer to pension fund over statutory limits after employees' retirement.2024 LLR 1290 KERALA HIGH COURT
