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 encash 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
There is no necessity to look into the educational qualifications of workers, if it is established that the contract workers are performing the same or similar kind of work as compared to the workers of Principal Employer.
2025 LLR WEB 431
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Mere order of dismissal for riotous/disorderly conduct would not by itself warrant forfeiture of gratuity, unless a separate order of forfeiture is passed.
2025 LLR WEB 432
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Lay-off compensation must be paid strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, and not under any private settlement entered into between the management and the workmen.
2025 LLR WEB 433
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Contract is sham when the workman was initially employed with the principal employer and later through the contractor and supervision was also exercised by the principal employer.
2025 LLR WEB 434
DELHI HIGH COURT
Once the Standing Orders become applicable, the introduction of any new set of regulations by the employer is impermissible.
2025 LLR WEB 435
MADRAS HIGH COURT
If the EPFO has any different interpretation than the one naturally arising out of stay order, it should approach the CGIT rather than initiating unilateral recovery proceedings.
2025 LLR WEB 436
BOMBAY HIGH COURT
No exemption under the Payment of Gratuity Act when the establishment does not provide lump sum payment upon the completion of service.
2025 LLR WEB 437
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Backwages cannot be claimed under section 33C(2) of the ID Act when not granted in the order of reinstatement.
2025 LLR WEB 438
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Minimum wages authority can condone delay and award compensation if employer fails to rebut claim or produce records showing compliance with notified wage rates.
2025 LLR WEB 439
MADRAS HIGH COURT
Workmen cannot claim relief under the Minimum Wages Act when there was no dispute with regard to the difference between the minimum wages and wages which were being paid to the workmen.
2025 LLR WEB 440
CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
MNREGA workers are not employees under the Employees' Compensation Act.
2025 LLR WEB 441
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT
Payment of gratuity cannot be delayed merely because a case involving the employee was pending before the Labour Court.
2025 LLR WEB 444
GUJARAT HIGH COURT
Punishment of penalty of lowering increments from present pay scale with cumulative effect till retirement is proportionate when misconduct of sexual harassment was partly proved.
2025 LLR WEB 445
CHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Workman cannot challenge award of the Labour Court when he had sought implementation of the same.
2025 LLR WEB 446
MADRAS HIGH COURT
When the project comes to a close, the employees working under the project will not get any vested right and their services also come to an end.
2025 LLR WEB 447
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Mere production of a registration certificate under the Shops Act will not entitle an entity to claim retention of the voluntary registration that it has obtained under the ESI Act.
2025 LLR WEB 430
KERALA HIGH COURT
Payment of overtime wages, even if not contractually agreed, can be sought before the Payment of Wages Authority.
2025 LLR WEB 442
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
The mere fact that a principal employer does or does not conduct interviews or tests does not determine the existence of an employer-employee relationship.
2025 LLR WEB 443
MADRAS HIGH COURT
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
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
