2026 LLR WEB 1411 - DELHI HIGH COURT Compensation in lieu of reinstatement is apt where termination is vitiated by procedural default and the workman's conduct shows no genuine interest in reinstatement. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - ILLEGAL TERMINATION - SECTION 25F - AD HOC WORKMAN - REINSTATEMENT AND BACK WAGES NOT AUTOMATIC - COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF REINSTATEMENT - CONDONATION OF DELAY - NEGLIGENCE O...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1410 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Jurisdiction under the Industrial Disputes Act can be invoked only upon pleading and proving workman and industry foundational requirements. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY EMPLOYEE - WORKMAN - INDUSTRY - FOUNDATIONAL PLEADINGS AND PROOF - JURISDICTION OF LABOUR COURT - REVIEW - SCOPE OF INTRA-COURT APPEAL - INDUSTRIAL DISPU...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1409 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Wage revision without mandatory statutory publication of proposals is invalid; rights crystallised under a repealed wage enactment survive its repeal. Minimum wages - Revision of wages - Mandatory procedure - Publication of proposals in Official Gazette - Judicial review - Downward revision - Repeal and savings - Accrued rights - Pending procee...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1408 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Burden of proving 240 days of service in the preceding year lies on the workman; adverse inference for non-production of documents arises only after that foundation is established. RETRENCHMENT - 240 DAYS CONTINUOUS SERVICE - BURDEN OF PROOF - ADVERSE INFERENCE - SECTIONS 25B, 25F AND 25G - COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF REINSTATEMENT - INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947, Sections 25B,...... read full judgement