2026 LLR WEB 913 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Recent promotion following scrutiny of service record is a relevant circumstance against compulsory retirement ordered shortly thereafter without cogent material. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Compulsory retirement in public interest - Nature of duties - Effect of recent promotion - Self-imposed guidelines - Back wages - Regulation 205 of the B.M.C. Service Reg...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 912 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Grant of permanency to employees found victims of unfair labour practice cannot be made contingent upon subsequent availability of vacancy and reservation. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS - MRTU & PULP Act, 1971, Schedule IV, Items 5 and 6 - Unfair labour practice - Permanency conditional on vacancy/reservation - Model employer doctrine - Constitution of...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 911 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Principal employer's liability under Section 21(4) of the Contract Labour Act is secondary, arising only upon default by the contractor, and does not permit the contractor to evade its primary statutory obligation to pay wages. CONTRACT LABOUR - Payment of wages - Principal employer and contractor liability - Section 21(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 - Minimum Wages Act,...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 910 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Mere availability of an efficacious appeal under Section 45-AA of the ESI Act against a Section 45-A order warrants relegation to that remedy, with limited protection against coercive recovery. EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE ACT, 1948 - Alternative remedy - Appeal - Attachment of property - Revenue recovery - Coercive steps - Interim protection - Writ jurisdiction - Section 45-A and Sec...... read full judgement