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Category: Labour Cases

Labour Cases

Service Law–Wages–Any isolated one time ex-gratia payment made by way of an interim relief cannot be regarded as wages or its component—If such amount had been paid regularly by the employer to the employee in compliance with his terms of employment, it would have been regarded as wages or its component—Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,

Jan 6, 2019 sclaw

2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3381 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1944 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Indu Malhotra Civil Appeal No.3168…

Labour Cases

Backwages–Backwages are ordinarily to be granted, keeping in view the principles of grant of damages in mind–It cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Transfer of Employee–Ordinarily an employee who has been transferred should, subject to just exceptions, join at his transferred place–Ordinarily in an industrial undertaking indiscipline should not be encouraged.

Dec 26, 2018 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 27 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 7011 of 2008…

Labour Cases

Service Law—Back Wages—Labour Court in one line simply directed the appellant (employer) to pay full back wages for a long period to the deceased workman while directing his reinstatement in service without considering the factors required to determined before awarding full back wages

Dec 21, 2018 sclaw

2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2943 : 2018 LawHerald.org 1764 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Civil Appeal…

Labour Cases

Appellant made reference before Labour Court–Labour Court concluded that the workman worked with the Department for a period of more than 240 days preceding the date of termination, thus directed reinstatement–High Court set aside the award of the Labour Court–Appeal–Appellant worked for 3 years without break during his service tenure–No reason given of his termination–Termination in contravention of the provisions of Section 25-F–High Court ought not to have interfered with the factual finding rendered by the Labour Court–Impugned order of the High Court set aside and that of the Labour Court restored. 

Dec 1, 2018 sclaw

2010(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 592 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam The Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.L. Dattu Civil Appeal No. 229 of 2010…

Labour Cases

Regularization of services–Daily wagers–Merely because a temporary employee or a casual wage worker is continued for a time beyond the term of his appointment, he would not be entitled to be absorbed in regular service or made permanent, merely on the strength of such continuance, if the original appointment was not made by following a due process of selection as envisaged by the relevant rules.

Dec 1, 2018 sclaw

2010(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 589 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S. Sirpurkar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Mukundakam Sharma Civil Appeal Nos. 795-798 of…

Labour Cases

Unprotected worker–Definition of–Every worker, who is doing manual work and is engaged or to be engaged in any scheduled employment, would be covered by that definition and would become an unprotected worker–Merely because some workmen are manual workers and not casual workers, that by itself, would not make any difference.

Nov 9, 2018 sclaw

2010(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before  The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S.Sirpurkar Civil Appeal No. 8452 of 2009 [Arising…

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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 395, and 397 — Robbery and Attempt to Commit Robbery — Conviction and Sentencing — Appeal for suspension of sentence and bail — Appellants convicted by Trial Court for offences under Sections 394, 395, and 397 IPC. High Court confirmed conviction under Section 397 IPC and modified sentence to 8 years rigorous imprisonment, while holding no separate conviction for Sections 394 and 395 IPC.

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