Delay of 16 years in raising dispute against termination will justify grant of compensation instead of reinstatement.
Unless Service Rules permit initiation of enquiry post-retirement, enquiry post-retirement cannot be initiated.
EPF Authorities are bound consider representations and joint declaration submitted by retired employees in opting for the higher pension scheme.
Dispute regarding regularisation will not be hit by laches when the workman was given initial assurance.
"Gainful employment" would also include self-employment wherefrom income is generated.
ESI Authorities can extend coverage on an establishment when the initial information provided by the employer was misleading.
An employee working on contract/ad hoc or temporary basis can be terminated without enquiry and has no right to continue in service.
Forfeiture of the gratuity of an employee by the employer would require initiation of criminal proceedings which have been culminated in conviction of an offence involving moral turpitude.
Granting compensation in lieu of reinstatement would be proper where the workman had only been employed for a year.
Gratuity cannot be forfeited without providing opportunity of hearing.
Gratuity is not a bounty but a right of employee to be granted by employer.
Abkari workers in Kerala are not entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act.
Conducting an enquiry is necessary before terminating an employee for abandonment of services.