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Category: Labour Cases

Labour Cases

Closure of Mill–Bench Hunting–Withdrawal request–Whether a case of bench hunting ? NO, because company could have waited for the expiry of 60 days and could have the benefit of deeming clause, but it was trying for an amicable settlement and this was clearly its bona fide Bench Hunting–Meaning of.

Oct 18, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 4110 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No 5458 of…

Labour Cases

Gratuity–Where a benefit has been extended by the Authorities under the Act to the workman by recording a finding that the applicant had completed requisite service of 5 years to be eligible to get gratuity–High Court should not interfere with such findings even if another view is possible.

Sep 11, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3904  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee Civil Appeal No. 3889 of…

Labour Cases

Service and Labour Law–Industrial Disputes Act,1947, Section 25F–Termination–Workman appointed as a Security Guard in the Telecom Department on 1-10-1996–Terminated from service on 1-6-1999–Termination challenged on the ground that provisions of section 25F of the I D. Act had not complied with as he had completed 240 days of service before the impugned order

Sep 10, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3874   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarun Chatterjee The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam Civil Appeal No. 4264…

Labour Cases

Service and Labour Law–Regularisation–Daily Wager–Completion of 240 days of work in a year by a daily wage employee–Whether confer any right to regularisation–No–It only confers that the employer has to follow certain obligation at the time of termination of the employee’s service.

Aug 3, 2017 sclaw

  2007(5) Law Herald (SC) 3520 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Jusitce Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Jusitce P. Sathasivam Civil Appeal No. 4856 of…

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Section 376 (3) IPC — Rape — Conviction upheld — Evidence of victim’s mother and medical evidence — Reliability of victim’s mother’s testimony confirmed despite lengthy cross-examination, finding it natural and trustworthy and corroborated by other witnesses and medical evidence — Medical evidence, though partially presented by defense, conclusively supported sexual assault, citing perineal tear and abrasions around anus

Jun 29, 2025 sclaw
Joint Family Property Will & Succession

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2005) — Retrospective application — Validity of pre-amendment sale deeds — The prohibition contained in the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not affect registered sale deeds executed prior to December 20, 2004 (date of introduction of the amending provision) — This principle aligns with the judgment in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, (2020) 9 SCC 1.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Anticipatory Bail Cr P C

Judicial Process — Misuse of process — Challenging bail conditions previously offered voluntarily — Accused offering substantial deposits to secure bail and subsequently challenging the onerous nature of conditions or the counsel’s authority to make such offers — This practice is condemned for undermining the judicial process and preventing consideration of bail applications on their merits — Such conduct leads to setting aside of bail orders and remittal for fresh consideration.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw
Cr P C

Social Media Posts — Content-Related Offenses — Retaliatory Action — Quashing of Proceedings — While the court made no final determination on the nature of the petitioner’s social media posts, it acknowledged the petitioner’s counsel’s submission that the tweets were ‘retaliatory’ and were made in response to an incident involving a social media influencer. This assertion formed part of the petitioner’s argument for quashing or consolidating the numerous FIRs, suggesting a motive beyond simple offensive content.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw