2026 LLR WEB 1110 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA In a complaint under the MRTU & PULP Act, burden to prove employees are "workmen" under Section 2(s), ID Act lies on the complainant-union, not the employer. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Burden of proof - Workman status - Demurrer - Complaint maintainability - Section 2(s), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Section 104, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Se...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1109 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Limitation under Section 106 of the Factories Act runs from the Inspector''s knowledge of the offence, not from completion of inquiry or sanction. FACTORIES ACT - CRIMINAL LAW - Limitation for prosecution - Section 106 of the Factories Act, 1948 - Knowledge of Inspector - Section 7A(2) - Rule 66D of the Punjab Factory Rules, 1952 - Sanction...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1108 - ORISSA HIGH COURT Long, continuous engagement of daily-wage Part Time Sweepers surviving an amalgamation cannot be denied regularisation consideration merely for want of due recruitment process. CONTRACT/DAILY WAGE EMPLOYMENT - Regularisation - Part Time Sweepers - Amalgamation of banks - Employer-employee relationship - Perennial nature of duties - Illegal vs. irregular appointment - Ma...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1107 - MADRAS HIGH COURT Insurance liability under a motor package policy is confined strictly to its terms; coverage limited to the Registered Owner-cum-Driver excludes an employee-claimant. WORKMEN COMPENSATION - Insurance liability - Two-Wheeler Package Policy - Section III coverage - Registered Owner-cum-Driver - Premium not paid to cover employee risk - Employer's liability -...... read full judgement