2026 LLR WEB 1273 - HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Objection under Section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act loses efficacy once the reference proceedings during whose pendency it was filed stand decided. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Change of service conditions during pendency of dispute - Efficacy of Section 33-A proceedings upon decision of reference - Sections 33 and 33-A of the Industrial Disputes A...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1272 - MADRAS HIGH COURT Non-issuance of a ticket after collecting fare, and failure to declare cash before duty in violation of Standing Orders, are serious misconducts not warranting interference with proportionate punishment. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Proportionality of punishment - Scope of interference in disciplinary findings - Power under Section 11-A - Section 11-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - A conductor f...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1271 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT An executing authority under Section 33C(2) cannot go behind the award to fasten liability on a party never impleaded in the original reference. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Execution of award - Successor-in-interest - Employer-employee relationship - Scope of executing authority - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 33C(2) - Petitioner-compa...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1270 - DELHI HIGH COURT Burden of proving an employer-employee relationship, through cogent documentary evidence, lies upon the workman asserting it under the Industrial Disputes Act. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Proof of employer-employee relationship - Burden of proof - Continuous service - Applicability of Article 12 protections - Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 -...... read full judgement